Los Angeles County health officials found out Tuesday that the federal government slashed the county’s requested and expected monkeypox vaccine allotment by 60%. Last week, the FDA told health care providers to split a one-dose vial of the monkeypox vaccine into five doses. The shift was good news for vaccine-strapped cities throughout the country because it meant what little supply […]
The Biden administration is planning to accelerate the delivery of its remaining supply of monkeypox vaccines and will make an additional 1.8 million doses available for ordering starting Monday, officials said Thursday. Jurisdictions will only be able to access the additional doses if they adopt the intradermal administration of vaccine and have used 90 percent of their current supply of […]
As employers look to reign in healthcare costs, they are increasingly working with healthcare vendors to provide a new surgical care experience. New digital health companies can help them identify programs to reduce the cost of care by identifying where costly surgical interventions are needed. But employers are also consulting with vendors and leading provider organizations who can provide a […]
BY MICHELLE SNYDER Unless you have been off the grid for the past few months (which frankly sounds kind of nice right now), you know that the digital health market has changed dramatically. While not surprising to those of us who have been through the boom-and-bust cycles of the past two decades, it nevertheless has been an awakening for […]
Behavioral healthcare services provider Acadia Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.) topped out the expansion project at Rio Vista Behavioral Health in El Paso, Texas. The 52,000-square-foot addition comprises two behavioral hospital units with 40 additional beds, outdoor recreation spaces, a one-story outpatient center, and 14,000 square feet of added parking. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2023. Adolfson & […]
White House coronavirus response coordinator Ashish Jha said Wednesday evening that updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available in “a few short weeks” for everyone over the age of 12. “The vaccines that are coming in a few short weeks are specifically designed for the virus that’s out there, and I believe it’s going to be available and […]
More than 20 years ago, I helped Uvalde (Texas) Community Hospital establish and operate an outpatient mental health clinic. In the wake of the tragic school shooting there on May 24, the town’s residents desperately need help dealing with the after-effects of the trauma. People exposed to trauma are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder and […]
More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for behavioral health (BH) care – including both mental health and substance use conditions –remains elusive for many consumers with health insurance. Federal BH parity rules require health plans that offer BH coverage to ensure that financial requirements (such as deductibles, copayments, […]
Yuki Noguchi, NPR News “Every day was tough. Every day, I’m thinking about what I owe, how am I going to get out of this? Tough.” Terri Logan Terri Logan, 42, Spartanburg, South Carolina Approximate Medical Debt: $1,400, now $0 Medical Issue: Premature childbirth What Happened: Two months ahead of her due date with her second daughter, Terri Logan felt […]
What are the consequences for these health systems if they do not have a completed succession plan? Alex Kacik: So, like I mentioned earlier, only 44% of 260 hospitals surveyed in the 2021 Governance Institute Report maintain a written updated CEO and senior executive succession plan. A bad executive hierarchy and cost a health system between five and 15 times […]