Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infection
Health
Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infection
2023-01-10 20:07:14
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Being hospitalized with an infection raised the risk of patients’ subsequent dementia diagnosis, according to a new report. For the purpose of the study, which was published in JAMA Network Open, researchers followed the stories of nearly 16,000... Read More

Study Finds Significant Improvement in Patient Safety
Health
Study Finds Significant Improvement in Patient Safety
2022-09-19 13:14:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The rate of “adverse events” or harm that came to patients while receiving in-hospital care fell significantly in the U.S. in the decade prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study carried out under... Read More

Hospitals Push Back Against HHS Slashing of Reimbursement Rates
In The News
Hospitals Push Back Against HHS Slashing of Reimbursement Rates
2021-10-12 20:18:41
by Alexa Hornbeck

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Health and Human Services slashed 30% in Medicaid reimbursement rates to eligible hospitals under the 340B drug discount program. The program, which has existed for 29 years, requires manufacturers of pharmaceutical companies under the Medicaid... Read More

DeGette, Bucshon Lead Bipartisan Push to Improve Diagnostic Testing
Health
DeGette, Bucshon Lead Bipartisan Push to Improve Diagnostic Testing
2021-07-14 20:00:54
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Dr. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., are leading a renewed bipartisan drive to improve the nation’s diagnostic testing capabilities and ensure hospitals and laboratories across the country are better able to respond to future national... Read More

When the Nation’s Medical Supply Chain Faltered, This Software Firm Stepped Into the Fray
Technology
When the Nation's Medical Supply Chain Faltered, This Software Firm Stepped Into the Fray
2020-06-05 17:49:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - If you wanted to have a front row seat to a global viral pandemic, you probably couldn't have been in a better position to do so than Keith Herron was three months ago. The company he'd worked at... Read More

White House, Congress Reach Bipartisan Deal on $500 Billion Virus Relief Bill
Economy
White House, Congress Reach Bipartisan Deal on $500 Billion Virus Relief Bill
2020-04-21 20:42:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators and the White House reached agreement Tuesday on a $500 billion coronavirus relief bill that includes $331 billion to replenish a small business rescue fund while also providing an additional $75 billion to hospitals. The new... Read More

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