The bill clears Medicare beneficiaries to continue to receive telehealth services at any site, regardless of type or location; permits occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists to continue to furnish telehealth services; allows behavioral health services to continue to be provided via audio-only technology; and lets hospice physicians and nurse practitioners to continue to complete certain requirements relating […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday finalized a rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. The Biden administration touted the announcement as helping make hearing aids more affordable. Hearing aids available over the counter could be available as soon as mid-October in retail and drug stores, the administration said. “As early as […]
A quick skim of the CDC’s latest COVID guidelines might give the impression that this fall could feel a lot like the ones we had in the Before Times. Millions of Americans will be working in person at offices, and schools and universities will be back in full swing. There will be few or no masking, testing, or vaccination mandates […]
Decision-making is an essential function in any line of business. It is even more so in healthcare, as each decision can determine the type and quality of care. There is a rise in demand for quality care by leveraging technologies, per the market trends. The global clinical decision support systems market was valued at $4.48 billion in 2021 and is […]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP; Philadelphia) is planning a new inpatient tower on its main campus in Philadelphia, according to the website phillyyimby.com. The $1.9 billion, 1.4 million-square-foot facility is part of CHOP’s $3.4 billion development plan. The new inpatient tower will house eight diagnostic and treatment floors; 12 inpatient floors with 40 beds per floor; a special delivery unit […]
States are not equipped to oversee hospital mergers under certificate of public advantage laws, a new paper from the Federal Trade Commission concluded. Some states have allowed hospitals to merge via COPAs, shielding the merging parties from federal antitrust scrutiny in exchange for prolonged state oversight. While hospital executives and state officials claim that mergers under COPAs will lead to lower […]
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer. Lovell worked as an ultrasound technologist at the local Audrain Community Hospital, in Mexico, Missouri, and was paying more than $400 a month for health insurance through her job. The town’s struggling hospital, the sole health care provider and major […]
A medical journal has published evidence of the first suspected case of human-to-pet transmission of the monkeypox virus. A dog living with two men in France who were infected with the virus began exhibiting symptoms 12 days after they did, according to The Lancet. The 4-year-old male Italian greyhound, which had no previous medical disorders, tested positive after showing symptoms […]
Congratulations are in order to one Pennsylvania woman who just recently welcomed her 100th great-grandchild. Just imagine that family reunion. In health news, President Biden is set to sign the recently passed health, climate and tax legislative package into law on Tuesday, marking the most significant action taken to lower drug costs in decades. Plus: WHO renames two monkeypox variants. Welcome […]