Hospital facility fees are driving up health care costs in Houston — and catching the eye of lawmakers
The fees, which are billed separately from physician’s services, have been around for decades but have sparked nationwide ...
An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients
The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...
Colorado hospitals had lowest patient care profits in over a decade
More than a third of hospitals in Colorado lost money in 2023, and the industry reported its narrowest margins on patient ...
‘My elderly mother was filmed naked and alone on the floor by negligent carers’
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Hospital labor, drug expenses rising: 18 statistics
From soaring drug expenses in the Great Plains to rising supply costs in the West, regional disparities highlight the unique pressures facing hospital leaders. As labor shortages persist, supply ...
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New York hospital reduces pressure injuries by nearly 70%
Discover how a new tool implemented at Good Samaritan University Hospital drastically reduced healthcare-associated pressure injuries by 67.84%.
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Who are the indirect costs of NIH research? We talked to 3
The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
India: Samsung whitegoods factory workers in Tamil Nadu strike over sackings; Dehradun city sanitation workers continue strikes over non-payment of wages; Australia: Wilpinjong mine workers escalate ...
Over-regulation partly to blame for ‘wildly expensive’ research costs, says medical executive
Fox News Digital speaks to the President of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Dr. David Skorton, about reforms ...
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NIH Cuts Indirect Cost Payments: “Lights in Labs Nationwide Will Literally Go Out”
On February 7, the NIH announced that it would begin capping indirect cost payments for new and existing research grants at 15%.