HEALTH

The Black Family Wellness Expo is hosted by the Roanoke Chapter of the Links. You can get your COVID-19 booster and flu shots. There will be hearing tests and stroke prevention information.
#HEALTH #English #PT
2 years ago Read more at WSLS 10

Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association pegged the average daily costs stemming from the attack at $24,154,000, based on a survey that reflects responses from 12 hospitals and health systems. UnitedHealth Group said its national Change Healthcare systems should be restored later this month, but the hospital association remains skeptical. With Change Healthcare's systems still impaired for now, some Massachusetts hospitals might need loans or bridge payments in order to pay providers, the health and hospital association said in its newsletter Monday.
#HEALTH #English #BR
2 years ago Read more at WBUR News

the first human case of mpox was detected in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this is long before the recent spread of the disease to other parts of the world. This is reminiscent of the global neglect of Ebola virus disease in the DRC and Sudan in the mid-1970s.
#HEALTH #English #BR
2 years ago Read more at Nature.com

Focus Varies by company size and age. Financial health, operational efficiency, people management, and maintaining high product/service quality are universal tensions for businesses in 2024. Most significant internal factors may differ based on the company's age, industry type, and size. The data showcases a broad concern for financial health across companies of all sizes.
#HEALTH #English #NO
2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Continuum Healthcare is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt hospital system. The sale of Scandia Village this year is part of a trend of for-profit companies. For-profit groups own about 72% of the roughly 15,000 nursing homes in the United States.
#HEALTH #English #NO
2 years ago Read more at Fortune

Wisconsin Hospital Association report found staffing vacancy rates at hospitals remained unchanged. In 2020, that vacancy rate was 5.3 percent. The highest vacancies were among licensed practical nurses and certified nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs.
#HEALTH #English #NO
2 years ago Read more at WPR

Pearl Health is a leading technology company focused on physician enablement and risk bearing in value-based care. The multi-year Medicare Advantage partnership establishes a pathway to sharing increased financial risk, which allows the two organizations to accelerate their collaboration on several innovative initiatives. Pearl Health offers data insights, financial tools, practice enablement technology, and a broad range of value based care services. This partnership sets the stage for expansion nationwide as primary care physicians look for greater support.
#HEALTH #English #NL
2 years ago Read more at PR Newswire

former city leaders and hospital frontline employees shared their experience working during the start of and throughout the pandemic. The current President of Burrell Behavioral Health Southwest Region and the former Springfield-Greene Co. Director of Public Health, Clay Goddard, said it was a very stressful time for everyone.
#HEALTH #English #LT
2 years ago Read more at KY3

In an effort to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), we find the names of more than seventy-five such parents and those of their deceased children. In a blog post reflecting on the CDC’s 2011–2021 study, Jonathan Haidt urged that we “increase our collective understanding of the risks” that social media has shaped our thoughts and actions. We think the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, was disappointed with the sur- geon general’
#HEALTH #English #LT
2 years ago Read more at Fortune

In Tennessee, an undocumented man in his 50s sat in the overflowing waiting room of the Vanderbilt emergency department. The treatment this man needed — dialysis — is as life-saving as emergency surgery, but is as inappropriate for the emergency room as a stubbed toe. In Massachusetts, where I’m now a primary care resident doctor, it’s a very different story. There are a few barriers to collecting data on potential cost savings.
#HEALTH #English #LT
2 years ago Read more at WBUR News