Streamlined processes can ease systemic burnout in medical education
How tools and improved processes can ward off burnout at the source in medical education programs.
AHA wants healthcare workers protected like airline staff amid rising workplace violence
No federal laws protect healthcare workers from violence on the job like they do flight crews. AHA wants the DOJ to support legislation that would make violence against healthcare workers a federal offense.
Google launches new search tool for provider appointments, seeks FDA approval for Fitbit feature
Google is working to prop up its healthcare efforts following internal project shakiness that led the company to dismantle its Google Health business last year.
ONC head Micky Tripathi on info-blocking complaints, provider penalties and future of TEFCA
Tripathi shared his thoughts on the scope and content of information-blocking complaints, when the industry can expect penalties for providers found information blocking and how the government plans to build on TEFCA moving forward.
Appeals court nixes Hackensack-Englewood hospital merger in New Jersey
New Jersey’s largest hospital system lost its challenge to merge with Englewood Hospital, a transaction the FTC sought to halt because of competition concerns.
Moderna, with new data, to seek clearance for COVID-19 vaccine in young children
Study results showed two shots of Moderna’s vaccine led to similar immune responses as those observed in young adults, although protection against omicron was modest.
Novartis wins FDA OK for radiopharmaceutical drug, cashing in on Endocyte deal
The approval of Pluvicto for prostate cancer is a notable step forward for the field of radiopharmaceutical therapy and validates the Swiss drugmaker’s $2.1 billion buyout of Endocyte in 2018.
Wisconsin passes law making threats against healthcare workers a felony
The state already has a law making it a felony to commit battery against nurses, emergency care providers or those working in an emergency department, but this expands that protection to threats.
Record 14.5M Americans signed up for ACA coverage this year
But the generous subsidies that contributed to the increase in enrollment are temporary and set to expire at the end of the year absent congressional action.
White House stops paying providers for COVID-19 testing, treatment of uninsured patients
The Biden administration said it will also stop reimbursing providers for vaccinating uninsured patients by April due to shrinking pandemic relief funds.