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Rapid Treatment Model Increases HCV Cure Rates Among Young People Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests

Healio (5/12, Stulpin) reports, “A rapid treatment model that included a 7-day starter pack of medication significantly increased hepatitis C cure rates among young people who inject drugs, according to a small study.” The findings of the 47-participant s...

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Report Outlines Solutions To Improve Healthcare Interoperability, Data Exchange

EHR Intelligence (5/12, Nelson) reports, “While advances in technology have helped improve data exchange, the healthcare industry continues to lag on the interoperability front, according to a Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) report that outlines solution...

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Rising Contract Labor Utilization, Cost During Pandemic Driving Hospital Labor Expenses, Report Says

RevCycle Intelligence (5/12, Bailey) reports “contract labor utilization and cost increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and were contributing factors to rising hospital labor expenses, according to” Kaufman Hall’s “Special Workforce Edition...

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One In Four Medicare Beneficiaries Suffer Temporary, Lasting Harm During Hospital Stays, HHS OIG Finds

USA Today (5/12, Alltucker) reports “one in 4 older Americans covered by Medicare had some type of temporary or lasting harm during hospital stays before the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to an oversight report from HHS Office of Inspector General. The fi...

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More Than Half Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Had Symptoms At Two Years, Study Finds

CNN (5/11, Christensen) reports, “Even two years after their initial infection, the majority of people who were hospitalized with Covid-19 early in the pandemic had lingering symptoms, according to a new study.” Investigators “found that 55% of patients s...

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Rapid Treatment Model Increases HCV Cure Rates Among Young People Who Inject Drugs, Study Suggests

Report Outlines Solutions To Improve Healthcare Interoperability, Data Exchange

Rising Contract Labor Utilization, Cost During Pandemic Driving Hospital Labor Expenses, Report Says

One In Four Medicare Beneficiaries Suffer Temporary, Lasting Harm During Hospital Stays, HHS OIG Finds

More Than Half Of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Had Symptoms At Two Years, Study Finds