Healthcare

7 ways hospitals are verifying employee vaccine cards to combat fakes

By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals are implementing several procedures to verify COVID-19 vaccine cards submitted by employees, as some employees have been linked to using fake cards to bypass vaccine mandates. Several employees at Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital have been fired for submitting fake vaccine cards to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. New…

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Hospitals projected to lose $54 billion in net income this year

By Susan Morse for Healthcare News Higher expenses for labor, drugs and supplies as well as a continuation of delayed care during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is projected to cost hospitals an estimated $54 billion in net income over the course of this year, according to a new Kaufman Hall analysis released by the American Hospital Association. Hospitals…

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Provider team burnout: undoing the human and organizational damage

By Sam Hanna for Healthcare IT News  This is the third article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. As noted in the introduction to this series, each of these articles will define an issue, consider the problem and its implications to healthcare, and then present…

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Northwell Health’s nurse choir in America’s Got Talent final

By Makenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review A choir of nurses from Northwell Health was one of five groups to compete in the America’s Got Talent finals Sept. 14. The Northwell Health Nurse Choir formed last year when nurses across the system’s 23 hospitals came together to perform virtually for a nonprofit initiative, Nurse Heroes. The choir made its…

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Prebunking’ vs. debunking: How to get ahead of health misinformation

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Healthcare Review Healthcare communication professionals have been scrambling to debunk misinformation throughout the pandemic. However, creating awareness of the tropes shared among most conspiracy theories and misinformation campaigns could be a more effective approach, Wired reported Aug. 28. The practice is sometimes referred to as “psychological inoculation.” Just as vaccinated people build…

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Nevada hospital ransomware attack could affect data of 1.3M patients

By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News The University Medical Center Southern Nevada has reported that a ransomware attack earlier this summer affected the data of 1,300,000 people. The organization said in a statement that the incident only lasted a day, but the bad actors were able to compromise some files on network servers. “Out of an…

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How to create the hospital of the future based on lessons of the past

By Susan Morse for Healthcare Finance What does the hospital of the future look like? That depends on how health system and hospital executives apply the knowledge learned during the COVID-19 crisis to their strategic plans moving forward, according to Michael J. Dowling, CEO and president of Northwell Health. Dowling gave the HIMSS21 Digital Visionary Keynote: Leading…

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Hospitals boost hiring efforts, sweeten employee benefits, survey finds

By Hailey Mensik for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Nearly 40% of hospitals surveyed from April through June by employment services firm Aon said they’re ramping up hiring to meet increasing demand for medical services following last year’s widespread delays and cancellation of nonemergency care due to COVID-19, according to a report out Monday. Another 36% of hospitals…

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Epic will require all U.S. employees to get COVID-19 vaccine

By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News Epic Systems will require all U.S.-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1. The electronic health record giant sent a notice on Friday informing staff of the new policy, along with updated guidance around masking. “We need our staff to be fully vaccinated to continue…

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Journal excerpt: Provider struggles

ACDIS Journal Excerpt from The ACDIS CDI Blog No matter the level of training and preparation you put into implementing a new technology, you’ll likely still encounter some struggles along the adoption journey. Inevitably, regardless of the project, there will always be a few troublesome providers, according to Vaughn Matacale, MD, CCDS, director of the CDI advisor…

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