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21. FDA eyes efficacy of $900K cancer drug

... benefits. Studies for Folotyn and Beleodaq are among those with the most delays. Records show the study deadline for Folotyn, which costs about $900,000 a year, has been postponed at least 10 times, according ...17 November 2023

22. Where health systems stand on AI adoption

... its full promise, according to a new study from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and KLAS Research. More than 80% of healthcare organizations surveyed employ advanced analytics ...17 November 2023

23. What 74 Providence nurses think about virtual sitting

... exhaustion" over in-person sitting. "This study supports our experience that virtual sitting improves the well-being of our nurses and helps maintain patient safety," said study co-author Emily Anderson, ...17 November 2023

24. 2 new drugs that significantly lower cholesterol

Two recent studies found drugs that have shown to significantly lower genetic cholesterol. Boston-based Verve Therapeuticss' study for its one-time drug treatment found patients treated with possible ...17 November 2023

25. WHO deems loneliness a 'pressing health threat

... Connection is made up of 11 policymakers and subject matter experts and co-chaired by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD. The three-year committee will study the role of social connection in the health ...16 November 2023

26. Healthcare Costs, Challenges and the Evolving Landscape

... with the cost of treating patients expected to rise in 2024.[1] In 2022, CareCredit, a Synchrony solution, conducted the Lifetime of Healthcare Costs (LOHC) study which estimated out-of-pocket expenses ...16 November 2023

27. The Future of RCM: Our Top 2024 Predictions

... of Healthcare Costs study, 28% of respondents reported delaying a recommended medical procedure because of its cost, while 17% ignored recommendations for care outright. Knowing this, we’ve also seen ...16 November 2023

28. Cardiovascular deaths increased 9% in 3 years

A recent study found cardiovascular mortality increased 9.3% from 2019 to 2022. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined national mortality data from 2010 to 2022. ...16 November 2023

29. Ozempic sparks debate on surgery prep

... for the Study of Liver Diseases; American College of Gastroenterology; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition ...16 November 2023

30. CHS cuts serious safety events by 89%

Over the last decade, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has significantly reduced the incidence of serious patient safety events across its member hospitals. In 2012, CHS became one of ...15 November 2023

31. Viewpoint: Hospitals should expand drug urinalysis

... That number has increased in the last year to roughly 14%, according to a study published in August 2023, but most hospitals remain behind, according to the op-ed. The Center for Substance Use, Addiction, ...15 November 2023

32. Remote patient monitoring improves costs, outcomes for hypertension patients: Study

... General Hospital, in a Nov. 13 news release. "The results of this study show that an advanced practice provider-led hypertension program which leverages RPM and technology-enabled treatment protocols can ...14 November 2023

33. Physician sues Mayo Clinic over free speech rights

... is principal investigator on a government-funded study on convalescent plasma. When being interviewed by CNN in January for a story related to the study, he said he was "frustrated" with the National Institutes ...14 November 2023

34. Life expectancy gap widens between men and women: 5 notes

The life expectancy gap between men and women in the U.S. has widened to the largest difference since 1996, with women expected to live almost six years longer than men, according to a recent study. The ...14 November 2023

35. 3 in 5 children don't receive needed flu medicine, VUMC study find

Sixty percent of children diagnosed with the flu aren't receiving antiviral medications, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. VUMC employees and University ...14 November 2023

36. State officials to investigate failed VCU project

... 14 Richmond BizSense report. The Virginia General Assembly's oversight agency, the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission, approved a study of the reasons behind the system's aborted redevelopment ...14 November 2023

37. 1 in 5 patients get 'rebound COVID' after taking Paxlovid: Stud

... patients who do not take the antiviral medication only experience a virologic rebound about 2% of the time, according to a Nov. 13 news release from Harvard Medical School, which led the study. A past ...14 November 2023

38. 56 hospital and health system CMIOs and CNIOs to know | 2023

... develop information systems and databases for its Dallas Heart Study. He is also a professor in the university's department of internal medicine's division of cardiology. He has published a number of articles ...14 November 2023

39. Mount Sinai scientists send bioengineered heart muscle to space for stress study

... someone who is bedridden, but "at an accelerated pace and a younger age," according to the release, the study could lead to a better understanding of how to protect their heart health. It could also propel ...14 November 2023

40. Experimental gene therapy halves cholesterol in small study

Boston-based Verve Therapeutics presented strong findings Nov. 12 for a gene therapy candidate aimed at disabling the gene linked to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The drug candidate is designed ...13 November 2023