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Hospitals forced to delay patient discharges as nursing homes and rehab centers face major staff shortages

Fierce Healthcare

Hospitals forced to delay patient discharges as nursing homes and rehab centers face major staff shortages. Fri, 01/14/2022 - 16:07.

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Study Finds SARS-CoV-2 Booster Vaccination Lowers Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in Nursing Homes

Pharmacy Times

There are limited data on the efficacy of boosters for preventing infection and death in nursing home residents, but the findings suggest that boosters may have significantly reduced COVID-19–associated morbidity and mortality in this population.

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STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum

STAT

But other major parts of the health care industry — hospitals, doctors, and other providers — have refrained from either lending support or criticizing the government’s process. The American Hospital Association, the industry’s main lobbying group, told STAT it is “not commenting on this issue right now.

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STAT+: Complications spiked 25% in hospitals bought by private equity

STAT

Hospitals acquired by private equity saw a 25% uptick in adverse events compared with controls, according to a new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. There’s ample evidence that private equity buyouts in health care drive up costs. A new study shows quality declines, too.

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Opinion: Private equity: health care’s vampire

STAT

Private equity firms are sucking the resources out of America’s hospitals and nursing homes, and feeding on doctors to generate profits. Read the rest…

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Fitch Ratings: Workforce pressures easing for hospitals, ambulatory care, nursing homes

Fierce Healthcare

Fitch Ratings: Workforce pressures easing for hospitals, ambulatory care, nursing homes dmuoio Tue, 04/11/2023 - 12:40

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Nursing Home Staffing Crisis: Ramifications for Healthcare

Omnicell

However, most people are unaware that the nursing home industry lost almost 235,000 workers—15 percent of its total workforce—during that time. Historically, nursing homes have been challenging to work in, with intense job demands and a lack of respect for their profession. during 2017-2018.