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Covid-19
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
A CDC draft controversially concludes that N95 face masks are equivalent to looser, surgical face masks in certain settings.
Supply Chain
How to Get Docs On Board with Product Procurement
The key to getting doctors on board is to present them with the evidence, and then put it to a...
Post-Acute
Exclusive: CMS Study Sabotages Efforts to Bolster Nursing Home Staffing, Advocates Say
Already, the administration is six months behind its self-imposed deadline of February to propose new rules.
Technology
Feds Seek Help With Healthcare Cybersecurity Protection
The HHS' Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is looking for 'proven technologies developed for national security' that can help...
Strategy
CA's Medical Board Can't Pay Its Bills, but Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes
A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to fund the medical board.
Clinical Care
The Exec: 'I Strongly Believe That All Physicians Are Leaders'
The chief medical officer of Providence Newberg Medical Center says physicians are natural team leaders.
Clinical Care
Life in a Rural 'Ambulance Desert' Means Sometimes Help Isn't on the Way
At least 4.5 million people in 41 states live in ambulance deserts.
Clinical Care
Healthcare Facilities Called Upon to Continue Masking
Recommendations range from universal masking to more flexible approaches.
Innovation
NIH Launches Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence Program
12 healthcare organizations across the country will create a network to develop and test new programs aimed at tackling the...
Technology
Joint Commission issues Guidelines for Dealing With a Cyberattack
The Sentinel Event Alert, titled "Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack," informs health system leadership on how to react once...
Clinical Care
Survey: 99% of Hospital Pharmacists Experiencing Drug Shortages
There were 309 ongoing drug shortages at the end of the second quarter of 2023, which is near the all-time...
Clinical Care
Video: HealthLeaders Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap, HealthLeaders' video series, brings you a quick look at what we're covering around the healthcare industry.