Category: Hospitals
One Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms
By writing in payment limits when signing hospital forms, patients might have leverage in negotiations over disputes that arise from surprise medical bills.
Some Nonprofit Hospitals Aren’t Earning Their Tax Breaks, Critics Say
One 2018 study found that nonprofit hospitals in the aggregate did not deliver community benefits that outweighed the value of their tax exemptions.
Kaiser Permanente to expand Yesler, Capitol Hill and Everett facilities
The expansion is part of the $1 billion investment Kaiser Permanente announced in 2017 to build and upgraded its facilities in Washington
Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, UW researchers say
Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide.
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Swedish/Providence nurses plan strike; Northwest Hospital changes name; Geriatrician shortage looms; Toddlers eating vaping liquids; Vegans have worse hangovers.
Northwest Hospital becomes “UW Medical Center – Northwest”
Northwest Hospital will become a second campus of University of Washington Medical Center. UW Medical Center will be “UW Medical Center – Montlake.”
Electronic Health Records Creating A ‘New Era’ Of Health Care Fraud
The government gave billions in subsidies to software vendors who overstated or deceived the government about what their products could do, whistleblowers say
Home hospital care proves an effective alternative to hospital care for some patients
If the practice was adopted widely, the approachcould transform how acute care is delivered in the U.S.
‘I Feel Like I’m In Jail’: Hospital Alarms Torment Patients
Tens of thousands of alarms shriek, beep and buzz every day in every U.S. hospital. All sound urgent, but few require immediate attention or get it.
Health care workers wanted: A veteran needs you to work at a VA hospital
At my VA hospital, we desperately need more staff. We recently had to close 15% of our inpatient beds for approximately two months due to a nursing shortage.
Rural and Safety Net Hospitals Facing Cut in Federal Support
Hospital leaders continue to hold out hope that Congress will protect the funding for hospitals’ charitable care before cuts go into effect in a few weeks.
How Donald Trump Turned to a Comics Titan to Shape the VA
Trump gave the three men sweeping influence over the VA — the second-largest federal agency — despite their lack of any relevant experience
Whistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the nation’s most respected nonprofit health insurance plans, is accused of bilking Medicare out of millions.
How Hospitals Harm Patients by Keeping Them in Bed
Hospitals have become so overzealous in fall prevention that they are producing an “epidemic of immobility,” experts say.