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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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A Comprehensive Approach to Outsourcing Cybersecurity

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Smaller healthcare organizations, such as regional hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers and clinics, are not immune from cyberattacks and data breaches. Smaller healthcare organizations, such as regional hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers and clinics, are not immune from cyberattacks and data breaches.

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Hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients, struggling to discharge to post-acute care settings, report finds

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Hospitals are finding it harder to place patients into post-acute care settings, a new report finds. | The number of referrals to nursing homes and home health agencies per patient has increased over the last year, as has patient acuity. At the same time, referral rejection rates are also on the rise.