May 9, 2024
(Fortune) – Patients admitted to Houston Methodist hospital get a monitoring device about the size of a half-dollar affixed to their chest — and an unwitting role in the expanding use of artificial intelligence in health care. The slender, battery-powered … Read More
May 9, 2024
(Axios) – As the country struggles with nursing shortages, some in the field are pushing for a federal solution: a new STEM designation. Why it matters: Classifying nursing as a STEM field would unlock millions in federal funding for recruitment … Read More
May 6, 2024
(Washington Post via MSN) – Lift-assist 911 calls from assisted living and other senior homes have spiked by 30 percent nationwide in recent years to nearly 42,000 calls a year, an analysis of fire department emergency call data by The … Read More
May 6, 2024
(Axios) – As Medicare Advantage grows bigger and bigger, there’s one area the industry and regulators haven’t figured out how to make work yet: hospice. Why it matters: The end-of-life care option is the only Medicare service that can’t be … Read More
May 3, 2024
(NPR) – Moore largely credits the Camden Coalition, a team of nurses, social workers and care coordinators for his transformation. The nonprofit organization seeks out health care’s toughest patients — people whose medical and social problems combine to land them … Read More
April 29, 2024
(Acton Institute) – Finding better answers means asking better questions. Nowhere is this truer and more consequential than with questions surrounding matters of life and death. By asking better questions about care for the terminally ill, Dame Cicely Saunders (1918–2005)—a … Read More
April 24, 2024
(Axios) – The Federal Trade Commission’s vote on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for the health care workforce. Why it matters: While the agreements are often thought of as a concern for senior executives and … Read More
April 24, 2024
(MedPage Today) – Union nurses rallied against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools they called “untested” and “unregulated” during a protest outside the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on Monday. Despite reports that health systems are investing millions … Read More
April 23, 2024
(KFF Health News) – The new rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are the most substantial changes to federal oversight of the nation’s roughly 15,000 nursing homes in more than three decades. But they are less stringent … Read More
April 16, 2024
(Axios) – Physician assistants have won the first round in an unusual push to rebrand themselves as physician associates. And doctors aren’t amused. Why it matters: The title change reflects PAs’ growing prominence in the health care system amid a … Read More
April 3, 2024
(Reuters) – Kenyan public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over … Read More
April 1, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Mental-health urgent-care sites are proliferating across the U.S. to treat the spiraling numbers of children and adults who need mental-health care and ease a shortage of therapists that has caused many people to wait months for … Read More
April 1, 2024
(Axios) – New federal data show America’s nursing workforce has become more diverse over the past 15 years, but underrepresentation remains a problem in a field struggling with burnout and racism. Why it matters: A diverse nursing workforce can reduce … Read More
March 22, 2024
Nursing Ethics (vol. 31, no. 1, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bodily Contrast Experiences in Cultivating Character for Care” by Linus Vanlaere and Roger Burggraeve “The Complexity of ethical Assessment: Interdisciplinary Challenge for Character Education” by … Read More
March 19, 2024
(New York Times) – From the moment students set foot in medical school, they are instilled with the concept of medical professionalism: their sacred responsibility to conduct themselves with the values of a profession that is granted automatic trust in … Read More
March 11, 2024
(The Hill) – Health care workers — and particularly female health care workers — are burning out at alarming rates. A recent survey from nursing marketplace platform ShiftKey shared with The Hill found that 86 percent of women in the … Read More
March 7, 2024
(NPR) – Researchers and geriatricians say that instances like these constitute ageism – discrimination based on a person’s age – and it is surprisingly common in health care settings. It can lead to both overtreatment and undertreatment of older adults, … Read More
March 5, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – “I have no brothers or sisters to take turns with me,” says Lori, 49. Lori is an only child. The family type is becoming more common, with about 22% of women at the end of their … Read More
March 4, 2024
(New York Times) – Indiana’s social services agency has announced plans to end the caregiver program, citing a nearly $1 billion shortfall in the state Medicaid budget. By July 1, parents and guardians caring for children and spouses caring for … Read More
February 21, 2024
The Linacre Quarterly (vol. 91, no. 1, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Catholic Teaching: A Middle Ground and Guide for End-of-Life Care and Decision-Making and an Antidote for Dying Badly in America” by Jennifer L. Kozakowski … Read More
February 20, 2024
(Politico) – Doctors are already using unregulated artificial intelligence tools such as note-taking virtual assistants and predictive software that helps them diagnose and treat diseases. Government has slow-walked regulation of the fast-moving technology because the funding and staffing challenges facing … Read More
February 16, 2024
(Axios) – More than half of health care workers say racial discrimination against patients is a major problem or crisis, while nearly half report seeing it happen in their own workplaces, according to a large national survey. Why it matters: … Read More
February 7, 2024
(NPR) – Physicians often fear they could be shamed or penalized — or could even lose their jobs — for disclosing details about their mental health to licensing boards and employers. Now, there’s a concerted effort to reduce that stigma. … Read More
January 31, 2024
(Vox) – Americans seeking health care are increasingly likely to get it from people who aren’t doctors. The reasons are partly related to supply and demand: A nationwide physician shortage has been mounting for decades. And while the pipeline for … Read More
January 30, 2024
(KFF Health News) – It’s hard to know if any policy is working given that the data the federal government collects on primary care shortage areas has been flawed for a long time. One of the biggest gaps is that … Read More
