Hospital Mask Mandates Return; COVID Hospitalizations Reach 20K; Ground Beef Recall
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Officials in several Bay Area counties issued mask mandates for healthcare workers in patient care settings. (KTVU Fox) Nationwide, weekly COVID hospitalizations...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Sierra Leone: Psychiatrist - Kush Is Not a Criminal Justice Problem
[Concord] The Care Manager at the Kissy Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Doctor Abdul Jalloh, has noted that the issue of youth intoxicating themselves with 'Kush' is not a criminal justice problem, but rather health and social related problems that need to be addressed holistically.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Sierra Leone West Africa Source Type: news

Kaufman Hall Report Says Hospitals Saw Less Inpatients and Outpatients during Summer as Bad Debt and Charity Care Rose
As a result, health system-based clinical laboratories likely saw a decline in test orders as well a decrease in outreach revenue Bad financial news continues in the hospital industry. According to an August 2023 National Hospital Flash Report from consulting firm Kaufman Hall, hospitals’ financial performance deteriorated in July, partly due to declines in inpatient […] The post Kaufman Hall Report Says Hospitals Saw Less Inpatients and Outpatients during Summer as Bad Debt and Charity Care Rose appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - September 20, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Management & Operations Source Type: news

6 Healthcare Stocks Analysts Still Like
This has been an epically bad year for the healthcare sector, but there are still a few stocks out there that Wall Street analysts like. Some of them are even more beaten down than the rest of the industry. The S&P 500 Health Care sector index is down 3% this year, vastly behind the S&P 500, which…#sp500healthcare #spdr #xbi #sp500pharmaceuticals #ihi #elililly #lly #zts #unitedhealthgroup #unh
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear They're on Their Own
Describes the role of navigators tasked with helping guide people through health insurance enrollment, particularly during the Medicaid unwinding process. Notes that disenrollment could disproportionately impact rural residents who already disproportionately experience barriers to care. Navigators are more likely to be located in urban areas or cover large regions. States that other methods for receiving assistance have proven unreliable. Discusses data gathering techniques that make it challenging to understand rural and urban differences.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Encouraging Rural Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care Models Request for Input (RFI)
Request for input from rural stakeholders by the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) on issues and opportunities around population-based total cost of care (PB-TCOC). Particular areas of interest include rural definitions, characteristics and needs of Medicare beneficiaries, characteristics and needs of rural providers, barriers to participations in alternative payment models, value-based care, social determinants of health, workforce development, and more. Comments can be emailed to PTAC@HHS.gov by October 20th.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Primary Care Providers Can Play Key Role in Delivering Survivorship Care in Rural Areas
Discusses care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists for rural cancer survivors. Notes that good communication between the care team can ensure that each participant understands everyone's scope of practice and what guidelines are being followed. Describes a project offering educational intervention to primary care physicians and tracking quality measures to find improvement in guideline-concordant care.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

HHS Awards $45 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Care for People with Long COVID
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $45 million, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to support existing multidisciplinary Long COVID clinics in the U.S. Seeks to expand access to care for populations disproportionally impacted by Long COVID, including underserved, rural, vulnerable, and minority populations.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Florida Dental Implant Center in Venice, FL Announces New Website
Florida Dental Implant Center, a leading provider of dental implants and cosmetic dentistry in Venice, FL, announces a new website at https://www.venicecomprehensivedentistry.com. The website is designed to give patients information about the practice's services, including dental implants...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Northeastern to lead new infectious disease prediction center
Northeastern University will be the lead institution on a new national center to predict infectious disease, putting the school in a central role after governments were criticized for not being ready for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Grant Welker Source Type: news

Evaluation of Brain Rotational Injury Criteria (BrIC) in vehicle frontal crashes - Prasad P, Barbat SD, Kalra A, Kim AS, Dalmotas DD, Zhang L.
The objective of this study was to estimate strains in the human brain in regulatory, research, and due care frontal crashes by simulating those impacts. In addition, brain strain simulations were estimated for belted human volunteer tests and i...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Establishing consensus on essential resources for musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide: a modified Delphi study - MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Verhofstad MHJ, Martin C, Graham SM, Pesantez R, Schuetz M, H üttl T, Kojima K, Bernstein BP, Miclau T.
BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that formalized trauma systems enhance patient functional outcomes and decrease mortality rates, there remains a lack of such systems globally. Critical to trauma systems are the equipment, materials, and supplies needed to sup...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Geospatial mapping of surgical systems for earthquake emergency planning in Guerrero, Mexico: an ecological study - Campos LN, Bryce-Alberti M, Hill SK, Del Valle DD, Zaigham M, R ábago AR, Dey T, Juran S, Uribe-Leitz T.
BACKGROUND: Accessibility to surgical services can impact earthquake preparedness and response. We aimed to estimate the population with timely access to surgical care in Guerrero, a Mexican state with high tectonic activity, and identify populations at ri...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Evaluating the impact of a training program in prehospital trauma care and mental health for traffic police in Arusha, Tanzania - Koranda NW, Knettel BA, Mabula P, Joshi R, Kisigo G, Klein C, Bunting A, Lauritsen M, O'Tool J, Dunlop SJ.
This study examines the potential impact of a brief training program ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

KOP's Center for Breakthrough Medicines sells controlling interest to South Korean firm
The South Korean conglomerate invested $350 million in King of Prussia's Center for Breakthrough Medicines in December 2021.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news

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