Over 2,000 workers at Catholic Health hospital in New York wage open-ended strike
Negotiations ran through early Friday morning but key issues, including minimum staffing ratios, remain unresolved.
Merck says antiviral pill effective against COVID-19, lifting hopes for first oral drug
The drugmaker, along with partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, plan to ask the FDA for emergency authorization “as soon as possible.”
3 in 10 nurses want to leave their employers, survey shows
Particularly troubling to providers is the trend identified in the survey that nurses younger than 35 are the most likely to leave their current job.
Consumer satisfaction with telehealth fell from last year, J.D. Power survey finds
Among direct-to-consumer brands, Teladoc ranked highest for consumer satisfaction, followed by MDLive. Among payer-sponsored telehealth services, UnitedHealthcare ranked the highest, followed by Humana and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, the survey found.
More than half of states will see nursing demand outstrip supply in the next 5 years, Mercer finds
Other predictions include that primary care will increasingly be provided by non-physicians, like physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and demand for mental health providers will rise by more than 10%.
Healthcare workers report cybersecurity, burnout woes worsened by COVID-19
Nearly three quarters of healthcare professionals are concerned that patient health information is being sent through unsecured tools, according to a new survey from hospital communication firm Spok.
Free insurance under COBRA for Americans without job-based coverage ends Thursday
Experts say there was huge demand for the six-month subsidy, with one estimate finding more than 16 million people lost their employer-sponsored health insurance during the pandemic.
CMS defends proposal to nix MCIT pathway, medtechs hold out hope
If the bid to repeal the breakthrough payment rule is finalized, the agency’s CMO committed to an alternative pathway that evaluates devices for Medicare patients potentially via clinical trials, outcome registries and real-world data.
Intermountain launches outpatient imaging business
For the health system, which operates 25 hospitals, the move to form the subsidiary may be in response to insurers cracking down on costly hospital-based imaging.
AMA calls out shrinking payer competition amid rising antitrust interest in Washington
The study is the latest salvo in a messaging war between provider and payer lobbies as they work to shift the blame for rapidly rising medical costs.