For home-based providers, maximizing the seamlessness of a post-hospital care transition is paramount. As hospitals are sending more patients than ever to the home, the ones that can take the patient with the most ease are more likely to win out. RML Specialty Hospital — a long-term acute care hospital that offers critical care — has seen this firsthand through […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Children younger than 5 are the only population not eligible for a covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. But that may be about to change as an advisory committee to the Food and […]
Drew Altman, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer, KFF Drew Altman is an innovator in the world of foundations and non-profits and a leading expert on national health policy who publishes and speaks widely on health issues. He founded the current-day KFF in the early 1990’s. He is also Founding Publisher of KFF’s Kaiser Health News, the largest health newsroom […]
Florida will not dedicate any state resources to vaccinating young children against COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday. Responding to a question following a press conference about an annual python hunt in the Everglades, DeSantis said infants and toddlers “are at practically zero risk of anything with COVID,” so the state will recommend against getting those kids vaccinated. “There […]
On April 22, 2022, Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith, the Navy’s highly decorated top enlisted leader, addressed crew members on the USS George Washington docked for a multi-year overhaul in Newport News, Virginia. Smith was there to listen, learn, and share words of encouragement after three crew members died of suicide in a single week. While the ensuing conversations […]
The judge told Gold that her anti-vaccine activism wasn’t a factor in her sentencing. Cooper said Gold wasn’t a “casual bystander” on Jan. 6. The judge also said Gold’s organization has misled supporters into believing her prosecution was politically motivated and trampled on her free speech rights. Cooper called it “unseemly” that America’s Frontline Doctors has invoked the Capitol riot […]
Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Ga., broke ground on a $400 million expansion project, according to an article is wbstv.com. The project will include a new patient tower and a medical office building (MOB). The tower will add 132 patient beds, bringing the hospital’s total to 520, and include a new patient lobby and outpatient waiting area. The 140,000-square-foot MOB […]
A top Republican senator on Thursday pushed back hard against calls from Biden administration health officials for more funding to fight COVID-19, saying that he will be a “roadblock,” until the officials provide sufficient justification that the money is needed. The comments from Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Health Committee, illustrate how hard it will be for […]
A new effort is aimed at helping digital health startups bake regulatory considerations into their business strategy early on – and spare them from nasty surprises when they seek approvals for their products. By early 2023, the Digital Health Regulatory Pathways project plans to unveil a free, open-access resource that will guide startups along the right regulatory path. Boston-based Digital […]
THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 16 are medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee); patient safety expert and all around wit Michael Millenson (@mlmillenson); Queen of all employer benefits Jennifer Benz (@jenbenz); and Suntra Modern Recovery CEO JL Neptune (@JeanLucNeptune), who these days also hosts the Is It Serious podcast. You can see the video below live (and […]