NATIONAL
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- 68% of patients with mild case of COVID-19 get new diagnosis within 6 months, CDC finds
- 7 big ideas in healthcare innovation
- 455 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS: 2021
- As Opioid Deaths Surge, Biden Team Moves To Make Buprenorphine Treatment Mainstream
- Biden’s first 100 days: 5 healthcare actions
- Biotech and medical device companies raise $913M in a five-IPO week
- CMS Release Proposed Rule for IPPS
- Conducting rounds via telemedicine? A new framework promises to cut distractions and delays
- COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens
- FDA to scrutinize unproven cancer drugs after 10-year gap
- HHS regulatory agenda for 2021 is light on new proposed and final FDA rules
- HHS to give $145M to health center look-alikes
- How health systems are deciding whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations
- Inpatient pay rule would give hospitals $2.5 billion boost
- Margins remain narrow for US hospitals
- New AMA resources aid physicians on information blocking Inpatient pay rule would give hospitals $2.5 billion boostrule
- Nursing home investors are pushing for better care and working conditions
- Patient groups to HHS: Do these 5 things to lower drug costs
- Overlooked financial aspects of selling a practice
- Physician RVUs dropped 8.4% in 2020 & 4 other report notes
- Price Transparency Rule Faces Uncertain Future
- Providers Want Another Shot at Applying for Direct Contracting
- Some proposed HIPAA changes could inadvertently expose the data it’s supposed to protect
- Top health experts talk telehealth regulation, health inequality
- What hospitals can learn from Amazon, Optum’s telehealth expansions: 3 innovation execs weigh in
- What’s the future of hospital at home? 6 innovation execs weigh in
- White House completes review of CMS inpatient payment rate changes
- CDC reassigns head of COVID-19 vaccine task force
- COVID-19 public health emergency isn’t over, HHS says
- In big win for hospitals, CMS pitches nixing mandate to submit some payer-negotiated rates
- Hospital payments increase 2.8% under CMS proposed rule
ALABAMA
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- 24,000 health care workers in Alabama contracted COVID-19
- COVID causing a different kind of health emergency in South Alabama
- Mississippi man indicted federally in Alabama with conspiracy to commit wire and health care fraud
- Alabama continues to track breakthrough COVID infections
- Vaccine hesitancy still a problem in Alabama
- COVID-19 variant with stronger vaccine resistance detected in Alabama
- UAB reports Alabama has administered about 62% of the vaccines it has had delivered
- Encompass Health agrees to make big home health and hospice acquisition
ALASKA
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- ‘Why are we not at war with this thing?’: 50 years of data show cancer still leading cause of death for Alaska Natives
- In Interior Alaska, severe COVID-19 cases surge while vaccinations lag
- Alaska Senate prepares for final vote on COVID-19 emergency bill, with millions in aid at stake
- Anchorage Assembly removes COVID-19 requirements for businesses and gatherings effective Monday
- AP interview: Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canada
- With fewer Alaskans eager for COVID-19 vaccines, more doses are going to waste
ARIZONA
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- Arizona regulators gave a felon a license to run a nursing home. Then 15 people died.
- Coronavirus in Arizona on April 28: 603 new cases, 6 new deaths reported Wednesday
- Specialized team at HonorHealth cares for victims of sexual assault in Arizona
- Medical expert says reported Arizona COVID-19 deaths are likely much higher
- Banner Health’s first Health Center ‘plus’ opens in Glendale
- Coronavirus cases in Arizona, mapped by county: April 28
- Could Arizona hospitals require all employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Who Got Straight ‘A’ Marks
- Travel nurses, staffing industry pushed to the limits by COVID
- Banner Health launches podcast about dementia and Alzheimer’s
ARKANSAS
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- Mercy Hospital NWA makes 100 top hospitals list
- UAMS Surpasses 100,000 Digital Health Visits in Pandemic
- Coronavirus in Arkansas: 229 new cases, 5 additional deaths
- Hutchinson pushes vaccination access
- COVID-19 variant case numbers double in Arkansas; doctors concerned about impact on kids
- Takers ebb, state plans to dial back on vaccines
- Northwest Arkansas Community College receives $25,000 gift for Springdale facility
CALIFORNIA
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- Clinic doctors settle with Ventura County as takeover looms
- Kaiser to pay $11.5M to settle racial discrimination class-action suit
- California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
- Video: California leaders discuss outcomes and inconsistencies in health equity
- California Hospitals Hit by Coronavirus Pandemic
- ‘California hospitals are drowning’: New report says hospitals statewide lost more than $8B in 2020
- California hospital patients’ PHI accidentally posted online for more than 1 year
- Some Californians Can’t Get Vaccine Despite Surge in Supply
- California hospital 1st in state to use spine robot for pediatric surgery
- Inside California’s stunning COVID reversal
- In dramatic turnaround, California now has the lowest coronavirus case rate in the U.S.
COLORADO
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- 37% of Coloradans immune to COVID, but hospitalizations spiking among unvaccinated
- Centura Health holding clinic to provide ‘orphan’ doses of Moderna vaccine
- Colorado had America’s highest nursing home coronavirus death rate at end of 2020
- Colorado Health Report: How Denver Ranks
- Colorado hospitals prepare for declining demand as more hesitant groups approach vaccination
- Colorado is seeing a rapid increase in COVID cases among children, health officials say
- Colorado public-private health plan clears first hurdle, but Democrats and Republicans want more changes
- Colorado coronavirus latest case, vaccine numbers
- COVID In Colorado: SCL Health Begins To See ‘Tipping Point’ In Vaccine Demand And Supply
- COVID-19 case rates in Colorado children skyrocketing
- 4 Colorado Hospitals Named Among Best In Nation For Teaching
- Colorado Hospital Association moves to neutral on proposed amended public option legislation
- $23M hospital brings orthopedic surgery to Colorado town
- New Collaboration Targets Urgent Health Challenges in Colorado
- Gov. Polis signs bill to transform behavioral health system
- Laptops with patients’ PHI stolen from Colorado health center
CONNECTICUT
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- Shrinking to Grow: Inside Masonicare’s Plan to Downsize Skilled Nursing While Boosting Home Care
- Cancer software security breach hits 40 health systems: Yale New Haven Health, Lifespan & more
- Nursing home strikes loom large in CT as strike votes are underway
- Proposal allowing cameras in nursing homes moves to Senate
- Connecticut Gov. Lamont proposes ‘combat pay’ bonuses for front-line workers during COVID-19 pandemic
- Connecticut Facility Ranked Among Nation’s Top Hospitals
DC
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- Children’s National’s Walter Reed campus was ‘just a pipe dream.’ Now it’s going live.
- Washington, DC, to Loosen Virus Restrictions This Weekend
- DC opening 11 walk-up vaccine clinics, where appointments aren’t needed
- D.C.’s COVID-19 Response Mitigated Spread More Than Most States, Report Finds
- D.C.’s largest solar canopy unveiled at Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus
DELAWARE
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- Covid-19 variants suspected as driver in elevated number of new cases
- Delaware’s medical marijuana industry says HB 150 will ‘decimate’ it, some patients call it greed
- Delaware opens Dover Speedway appointments to all 18 and older with vaccine demand down
- Bayhealth, Nemours formally open medical building at Sussex campus
- Covid update: Slight downturn in new cases
- ChristianaCare ranks among top for diversity and inclusion
FLORIDA
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- CEO of Baptist Health in Florida resigns
- For cutting-edge health care, Tampa General partners with renowned Israeli hospital
- New 100-bed AdventHealth hospital on Palm Coast Parkway earns planning board’s support
- Prosecutors want to retry Florida healthcare exec granted clemency in $1.3B fraud scheme
- Tampa General’s new CNO starts her role nine months after she was first contacted
- These 4 health systems are joining Intermountain’s Patient ID Now coalition
- 5 things to know about Florida’s health care budget
- COVID-19 detection dog helps screen visitors at Florida hospital
- Florida’s $44B health care budget doesn’t include expanded Medicaid
- Hospitals in Florida fight new state rules
- Central Florida health officials work to tackle vaccine hesitancy
- Florida sues HHS over $97M in denied Medicaid payments
- Orlando Health plans hospital campus in central Florida
- South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Charged with Orchestrating $42 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
- UF Health Shands, other hospitals fight new state rules
- 25 orthopedic surgeons, Legent Health plan to open Florida surgical hospital
- Nursing shortage in South Florida has healthcare facilities scrambling to counter the talent drain
- ‘Like hand-to-hand combat’: Florida health system battles vaccine hesitancy 1 employee at a time
GEORGIA
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- 11th Circ. OKs Dismissal of FCA Suit Against Ga. Hospice
- Cyber attack disrupts cancer care
- Piedmont adds neuroscience service line with spine care
- Piedmont Healthcare building neurosciences service line at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
- Piedmont to study COVID-19 vaccine in organ transplant recipients
- Possible Sale Of Hospital Could Shake Up Rome
- How Are Georgia Hospitals Dealing With Price Transparency Rule?
- Georgia health system reports $20M net loss after $180M in charity care
- No comment on potential Redmond sale to AdventHealth, multiple HCA properties reported on the market
- White House report: Georgia ranked No. 45 for COVID hospital admissions, No. 49 for deaths
- Medicaid extension for Georgia moms gets green light
- After $3 million medical malpractice verdict, NGHS doctor still faces other lawsuits
- Northwest Georgia vaccine numbers still lagging statewide numbers
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- Boise nursing home closing after losing Medicare and Medicaid funding
- Idaho nursing home shutters after CMS pulls funding
- Saint Alphonsus receives FEMA trailer for vaccine outreach
- St. Luke’s among the top 15 health systems eight years in a row
- About 26% of Idahoans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Here’s where that ranks
- Idaho’s COVID-19 case numbers keep going down, but greater Boise area has hot spots
- Residency no longer required to get COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho
ILLINOIS
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- Franciscan Health Unveils New Interventional/Catheterization Lab
- Illinois hospital could have lost millions over decision to stop delivering babies
- New Illinois law aims to expand health equity across the state
- New St. Anthony Hospital to be part of $600 million development at former trade school site in Little Village
- OSF HealthCare computer systems restored after 2-day outage
- OSF HealthCare joins $43M funding round for remote care monitoring platform
- Rush CEO, execs share their 5 pillars of health equity
- Several Chicago hospitals earn low marks for quality, safety in new reports
- Pritzker Signs Health Care Reform Measure Backed By Black Caucus
- Illinois Health Officials Testify About Vaccine Distribution Before Legislative Committee
- COVID-19 by the Numbers: Coronavirus Metrics in Each of Illinois’ Health Care Regions
- Fewer hospital, ICU beds available in Central Illinois
- Illinois taking steps to address COVID vaccine hesitancy
INDIANA
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- Eli Lilly profit forecast trimmed as vaccines dent U.S. demand for COVID-19 drugs
- Gov. Holcomb sues Indiana’s Legislature over emergency powers law
- Indiana reports 33K more Hoosiers fully vaccinated; hospitalizations highest since mid-February
- Modern Vascular to Cut Ribbon on Indy Clinic
- Pharmacy Automation Firm Making Indiana Move
- State health leaders push new strategies to combat vaccine hesitancy
- These 4 health systems are joining Intermountain’s Patient ID Now coalition
- US HealthVest Expands into Indiana with New Behavioral Hospital
IOWA
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- University of Iowa gives expansion another go after $230M project denied
- Iowa House approves bill to limit use of ‘vaccine passports,’ sending it to the Senate
- Daughter’s fight to find inpatient psychiatric care for mother shows beds are hard to come by in Iowa
- Behavioral health hospital operator to return $188M in federal relief aid
- University of Iowa hospitals will reapply to build in North Liberty
- Top violation at Iowa nursing homes: infection control
- AARP Iowa urges the state to further address staffing shortages in nursing homes
- More Profitable Nursing Homes Log Fewer Infection Control Citations, Study Finds
KANSAS
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- Hospital expansion proposed
- 2 hospitals to part ways with U of Kansas Health System
- Kansas hospital to close all inpatient beds, ER
- Pawnee Valley Community Hospital to part ways with University of Kansas Health System
- Doctors: More parents are refusing COVID tests for their sick kids
- Where are the 10 Leapfrog ‘F’ hospitals?
KENTUCKY
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- Audit: Humana overcharged federal government $200M
- CDC: Vaccines Helped Curb Impact of Nursing Home COVID Outbreak Set Off by Unvaccinated Worker
- Health care facility to shut down, dozens of layoffs expected
- Humana beats analyst expectations; execs talk about its latest acquisition deal
- Humana to buy remainder of Kindred At Home for $5.7B
- Kentucky doctors among best paid in the nation: survey
- Kentucky further from lifting COVID restrictions as vaccination rate decreases
- Kentucky led nation in increases in medical liability plan costs
- Louisville Healthcare CEO Council adds new CEO to board
- They’re building it, hoping physicians will come
- Vaccine hesitancy in Kentucky is slowing climb to 2.5 million goal
LOUISIANA
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- These 4 health systems are joining Intermountain’s Patient ID Now coalition
- Nursing homes were epicenters of coronavirus misery. Now they offer preview of what could be
- Gov. Edwards lifts statewide mask mandate, local governments can still require them
- NELA nurse accused of stealing pain medication from hospice patients
- Police charge Oak Grove nurse with 10 counts of stealing controlled substances
- Louisiana to end mask mandate — Several local parishes follow suit
- New COVID-19 cases plummet at Louisiana’s nursing homes
- COVID-19 in Louisiana: Tracking cases, deaths and latest restrictions
- Louisiana vaccine providers slowly bring back J&J vaccine after CDC lifts ‘pause’
- April 28 LDH update: 430 new cases reported, 15 new deaths
MAINE
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- Maine hospitals get national certification for protecting babies from sleep deaths
- Rockland gives final OK to $19.5 million nursing home
- Maine health system sued over Blackbaud breach that exposed info of 657,000 people
- Maine CDC reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, 254 additional cases
- CMP donates $10K to Maine Children’s Cancer Program via Maine Elks Association
- Nursing students in high demand as they prepare to graduate
- Residents of Clover Manor feeling frustrated after nursing home is locked down following COVID-19 outbreak
MARYLAND
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- CareFirst, LifeBridge launch first cohort of 1501 Health incubator with five startups
- Health officials reflect on first year of Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital
- COVID hospitalizations, testing positivity in Maryland continue decline; about a third of state now fully vaccinated
- Maryland’s COVID positivity rate dips below 4% as 1.9 million are fully vaccinated
- COVID-19 In Maryland: More Than 4M First Doses Administered, 1.8K Fully Vaccinated
- Coronavirus in DC, Maryland, Virginia: What to Know
- Maryland starts COVID-19 testing program for underserved
- Children could soon get a COVID vaccine after Maryland kids pave way in trial
- COVID Fatigue, 4th Wave Hit Baltimore: Health Commissioner
- 43 Maryland schools have COVID-19 outbreaks
- Maryland reports third straight day of 1,000-plus COVID cases, hospitalizations down again
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Caresyntax hauls in $100M to expand its surgical data analytics business
- Mass General Brigham taps Andy Shin for strategy leadership role
- Striking nurses, management to resume negotiations
- Mass General Hospital submits plans to city for $1.9B expansion
- James Terwilliger joins Steward Massachusetts hospital from Dana-Farber
- Tenet, Massachusetts nurses’ union fail to reach agreement
- Mass General Brigham’s $2B expansion faces backlash from providers, business leaders
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Who Got Straight ‘A’ Marks
- Here’s why nurses were picketing outside CHA Somerville Hospital
- Massachusetts Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst
- Massachusetts hospital visitation restrictions amid COVID pandemic won’t be eased just yet
MICHIGAN
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- Mary Free Bed requests approval for nearly $11M expansion to add 20 beds
- Michigan hospitals back on track with postponed surgeries
- Michigan’s COVID-19 wards are filling up with younger patients
- These 4 health systems are joining Intermountain’s Patient ID Now coalition
- As COVID cases slow, Michigan health director ‘cautiously optimistic’
- Michigan outlines four COVID-19 vaccine benchmarks needed to lift health orders
- Michigan Hospital Wards Filling With Younger Patients
- Former Michigan health director who resigned abruptly to testify in Thursday House hearing
- Michigan’s COVID-19 surge slows but these factors could trigger a fourth wave
- Rapidly declining vaccine demand alarms health officials in West Michigan
- Inside the third surge at Sparrow: A Lansing hospital in overflow
- In Michigan, a record-breaking number of children have been hospitalized with Covid
- Record number of Michigan hospitals receive top grade for patient safety
- Special report: How COVID-19 changed Michigan’s health care system for the better
- Report: Detroit Medical Center stays true to mission, but worries remain
- Petition urges reinstatement of Michigan physician terminated after contract impasse
MINNESOTA
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- COVID-19 vaccination rates fall short in parts of Minnesota
- Long-term care provider fined record $27K for worker’s COVID-19 death
- Minnesota nursing home worker’s death triggers OSHA fines
- Results soar at Minnesota’s seven big health insurers as claims fall amid pandemic
- St. Louis Park nursing home fined after coronavirus death of employee
- Mayo Clinic to build 11-story research center
- 4,000 Allina Health workers schedule May 10 strike
- MDH: COVID Hospitalizations Getting Younger
- Younger not necessarily healthier in Minnesota’s COVID-19 hospital surge
- University of Minnesota launches nation’s 2nd organ preservation center
- Mayo Clinic partners with private data sharing startup
- Minnesota nursing home gets state’s largest COVID-19-related fine after employee’s death
- Nearly 57% of Minnesotans have had at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi man indicted federally in Alabama with conspiracy to commit wire and health care fraud
- 7-day takeaway: What you need to know about Mississippi vaccination rate, cases, deaths
- Colorado company entering Mississippi’s medical marijuana market
- Demand for COVID-19 shots wanes as Mississippi lags behind in vaccinations
- Vaccine hesitancy in Hinds County, Mississippi, is a story shared elsewhere
- ‘People just don’t want it’: In Mississippi and elsewhere, vaccine doses now outpacing demand
- COVID-19 in Mississippi: Full vaccinations reach 25%
MISSOURI
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- Missouri hospital debuts 7D surgical system for spine
- Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
- Virtual care spreads in Missouri health system, home to ‘hospital without beds’
- Mercy’s ‘Hospitals Without Beds’ Telelhealth Model Spreading
- Kansas City health leaders concerned with hospitalizations of young adults with COVID-19
- Hesitation Toward COVID Vaccine Remains Strong Among Many Missouri Residents, New Poll Finds
- COVID Liability Bill Voted Down In Missouri House Committee
- Kansas City COVID-19 Daily Briefing for April 29
- Missouri struggles to track virus cases among the vaccinated
- Missouri falls behind in nationwide effort to track COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated people
- Where are the 10 Leapfrog ‘F’ hospitals?
MONTANA
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- Health care leaders worried about Montana prohibiting vaccine passport
- Bill in Montana will prohibit work discrimination based on vaccine status
- Younger Montanans Lag In COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Montana Health Officials Go The Extra Mile To Make COVID-19 Vaccines Easily Accessible
- Montana medical group locked out of patient files while attackers demanded ransom
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
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- Bill would create public health insurance option in Nevada
- State lab on front lines of Nevada’s war on coronavirus mutants
- Encompass Health hiring nurses in Las Vegas with potential $5K signing bonus
- Nevada trying to reverse decline in vaccinations statewide
- Nevada health officials see drop in people getting second dose
- Health officials try to reverse declining vaccination rates in Nevada
- Nevada’s new COVID cases remain far above average as deaths rebound
- Covid hospitalizations surge by a QUARTER in two weeks in Oregon and Nevada
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Cottage Hospital names new CEO
- $54 million Sullivan County nursing home project left in limbo
- Two dozen fully vaccinated in NH got virus, 2 died
- Nursing home project in limbo as delegates grapple with costs
- NH lawmakers propose ban on vaccine mandates, vaccine ‘passports’
- New Hampshire’s vaccination campaign leads nation
- As COVID-19 cases trend down, younger people make up greater proportion of hospitalizations
NEW JERSEY
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- After years of cutbacks, NJ health officials say they need more staff
- COO named for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center
- Cooper Health System gets $4.59 million tax break, delayed during N.J. task force probe
- How safe is your hospital? New grades released by The Leapfrog Group
- New Jersey hospital has filed lawsuits during the pandemic to collect unpaid bills
- New Jersey hospital performs rare double heart valve replacement, ablation procedure
- Vaccination rate among NJ nursing home staff lags residents
- ‘We’re not happy with it.’ Too few nursing home workers are vaccinated, posing threat to residents, N.J. says.
- Lower demand for COVID-19 vaccinations: How NJ is preparing to counter that
- 26 NJ hospitals get A ratings in Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
- Health commissioner: COVID-19 vaccination rate among New Jersey nursing home staff lags residents
- New Jersey hospital performs rare double heart valve replacement, ablation procedure
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- 39% of state’s nursing home workers declined Covid-19 shots. Here’s how some WNY homes did better.
- Cuomo blocks release of COVID nursing home data sent to feds
- Former James Square nursing home patients win $5.5 M settlement for mistreatment
- NY won’t say what it told DOJ about nursing home outbreaks
- Syracuse nursing home lawsuit settled for $5.5 million; former residents to collect soon
- Teladoc taps Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Dr. Claus Jensen as new innovation chief
- Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office hid New York’s COVID-19 nursing home death toll for at least 5 months, report says
- New York City allows walk-in vaccinations at all city-run sites.
- Northwell cardiologist is American Heart Association physician of year
- New York State lawmakers discuss nursing home staffing bill
- Where are the 10 Leapfrog ‘F’ hospitals?
- Study: New York City Nurses Experienced Anxiety, Depression During First Wave of COVID-19
- Study identifies coronavirus mental health impact on New York City nurses during pandemic’s first wave
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Cooper won’t lift mask mandate; moves COVID goalposts once again
- Gov. Roy Cooper talks COVID-19 response, future of healthcare in State of the State address
- North Carolina lawmakers propose bill to fine hospitals, nursing homes that restrict visitors
- North Carolina hospital names first CMO
- North Carolina Senate approves bill limiting governor’s emergency response power
- North Carolina system to sever ties with Atrium, join UNC Health
- Triangle health systems face growing problem: Workplace violence
- COVID vaccine NC: Health officials work to address COVID vaccine hesitancy as state sees slowdown in sign ups
- North Carolina system to sever ties with Atrium, join UNC Health
- Hospital Safety Grades 2021: How Charlotte Hospitals Fared
- AG Stein extends deadline for Cone merger comments
- System glitch causes North Carolina health center to bill patients for COVID-19 tests
- Murphy Hospital First Rural NC Hospital To Offer Extended Telepsychiatry Services
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford more than doubling size of Veterans Square Clinic in southwest Fargo
- Past and present North Dakota nurses honored for their work
- 12 fully-vaccinated residents of North Dakota nursing home test positive for COVID-19
- Sanford Health Limits Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Distribution
- Vaccine hesitancy remains an issue in North Dakota; COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
- North Dakota vaccination rates beginning to plateau as active COVID-19 cases rise
- Proposed ban on ‘vaccine passports’ heads to North Dakota governor
OHIO
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- Most major Ohio cities see available hospital beds increase
- Ohio coronavirus cases and hospitalizations trend down; state and county updates
- New daily COVID-19 cases in Ohio remain below average
- More than 1,000 people currently in Ohio hospitals with COVID-19
- As Ohio unpauses J&J vaccine, health officials hope demand will continue
- Michelle Hereford new System Chief Nursing Executive at UH
- Hesitancy may be to blame for low COVID-19 vaccination rate in parts of Ohio
- Ohio coronavirus cases and hospitalizations trend down; state and county updates
- Coronavirus in Ohio: State on track to hit goals to reduce health orders
- Some City Health Depts. In Ohio May Be Forced To Merge With Counties
- COVID-19 Has Hit The Amish Community Hard. Still, Vaccines Are A Tough Sell
- The Struggle Of A Small Ohio Hospital And Dire State Of Health Care In America
- Bill would let Ohio health orders expire without legislative approval
- Police: Ohio physician arrested, charged with assault following dispute with colleague
- Ohio hospital 1st critical access facility in US to implant heart failure monitor
OKLAHOMA
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- Security system touted at SSM hospitals in Oklahoma
- COVID Update: Transmission And Hospitalizations Steady, Deaths Up
- Oklahoma governor battles with members of own party over Medicaid privatization plan
- Health officials identify COVID-19 variants, report more than 100 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ cases in Oklahoma
- Measure to ensure long-term care facilities have visitation plan signed into law
- Where are the 10 Leapfrog ‘F’ hospitals?
OREGON
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- Covid cases continue to surge in Oregon
- Oregon Counties Face More Restrictions as COVID Cases Rise
- Oregon hospital rolls out emergency plan with more than 500 workers on leave in April
- Oregon hospitals group: In expecting surge, ‘We can’t let our guard down’
- Oregon OSHA considering ‘permanent’ COVID-19 rule
- Taking a look at COVID metrics for Oregon’s extreme risk level
- COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in Oregon, younger adults hospitalized more
- Oregon has the fastest increase in COVID-19 cases in the country
- Oregon COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge
- Video: Oregon health policy experts break down the legislative session
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Accolade agrees to buy virtual health care provider PlushCare for up to $450M
- Einstein Health Hit With Pa. Data Breach Class Action
- How One Health System Got to Lower Mortality Rates Early in the Pandemic
- Tower Health’s plans were small before expanding big-time into the Philly area
- UHS records $209M profit, plans to return $188M in relief aid
- Contract tracing breach impacts private info of 72K people, Pennsylvania Health Department says
- Pennsylvania Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst
- No vaccine passports for Pennsylvania, health officials say
- Geisinger awarded $3.6 million to study genetics of cancer
- COVID hospitalizations fall again in Pa.; 50 more deaths statewide
- 8 ways rural Pennsylvania hospitals are getting vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves
- Nearly half of all Pennsylvanians have at least 1 covid vaccine shot
RHODE ISLAND
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- Proposed Rhode Island health system merger takes next step
- Coastal Medical signs deal to join Lifespan
- Rhode Island healthcare organization receives federal funding to combat COVID-19 statewide
- RIC School of Nursing Accepts the Nurses Climate Challenge
- Rafe’s story ‘is not unique’: Lost in RI’s broken mental health system
- Rhode Island to resume use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
- Rhode Island eases outdoor mask rules, per CDC guidelines
- Nursing home minimum staffing bill to go to vote in RI House
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- MUSC Health requiring care team members, leaders to get COVID vaccination
- MUSC poised to enroll hundreds of children in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial this year
- New SC law requires doctors to offer overdose-reversal drug prescriptions to patients
- SC long-term care homes decry mounting fines tied to new COVID reporting rule
- With less than a third in SC vaccinated, supply of COVID-19 shots outpaces demand
- DHEC reports surge in COVID-19 deaths in South Carolina
- SC has not ordered all of its possible supply of vaccines from the fed. government
- There’s a gender gap with COVID-19 vaccination in the Carolinas, but it’s not what you think
- With less than a third in SC vaccinated, supply of COVID-19 shots outpaces demand
- Two-thirds of SC’s 65 and older population have been vaccinated against COVID-19
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Avera Health named among top 15 health systems in nation
- Partnership exploring health care expansion in Freeman
- Sanford Health names new pharmacy director
- Vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota could prolong pandemic and delay a return to normal
- South Dakota’s governor encourages vaccines, but bans state-run vaccine passports via executive order
- APRIL 28th: 54% of South Dakota’s population have received their 1st vaccine dose
- Sanford Health builds EHR templates in Epic to eliminate note bloat
- South Dakota reports no additional COVID-19 deaths; active cases fall
- Drives for Medicaid-Expansion Ballot Issues Ramp Up in SD
- South Dakota health officials warn of COVID-19 vaccine ‘misinformation’ circulating in state
TENNESSEE
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- $4M Deal Struck Over Fraud Claims Against Pain Firm, Owners
- Ascension West, Midtown gets new president, CEO
- CFO leaves Erlanger Health System
- Gov. Lee ends public health orders, mask mandates across Tennessee
- HCA Healthcare Stock Gets a Healthy Prognosis
- HCA’s stock hits milestone, company partners with local educators on new talent pipeline
- New program gives Nashville students the opportunity to learn how to care for patients — for free
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announces largest strategic expansion in its history targeting pediatric catastrophic diseases globally
- St. Jude expansion will create thousands of jobs, advance cancer research worldwide
- Telehealth company fires CEO accused of harassing teen in TikTok video
- Tennessee bill to add nurses back to the aggravated assault code
- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declares COVID-19 no longer health emergency with only 25% of state fully vaccinated
- CHS records $64M loss in Q1 as admissions remain down
TEXAS
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- CNO named for St. Luke’s Health hospital in Texas
- Glenview Capital offloads Tenet shares
- Rural Texas hospital CEO fights to reopen it as state faces most closures in US
- 4 healthcare execs sentenced in $189M fraud scheme
- Revoked Texas Medicaid waiver credit negative for hospitals
- A Texas hospital system will require employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine and could fire them if they don’t comply
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Who Got Straight ‘A’ Marks
- Around 60% of hospital staff have not gotten their COVID-19 vaccine at some East Texas hospitals
- Texas legislative session, health experts urge lawmakers to prepare for the next pandemic
- Why 1 Houston Methodist nurse is refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, even though it means losing her job
- UT Health East Texas Hospitals nationally recognized with an ‘A’ for spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
UTAH
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- Intermountain researchers part of study aiming to help patients with severe COVID-19
- Plateau in Utah’s COVID-19 cases good news compared to other states, officials say
- These 4 health systems are joining Intermountain’s Patient ID Now coalition
- Thousands of Utah’s coronavirus vaccine doses are waiting to be claimed
- Intermountain Hospitals earn five-star breastfeeding-friendly ratings from Utah Department of Health
- Vaccination rate still far outpacing new COVID-19 infections in Utah
VERMONT
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- How Vermont is dealing with extra COVID-19 medical supplies
- ‘A crisis’: Kids seeking mental health care are waiting for days in emergency rooms
- Green: Children in mental health crisis are Vermont’s new public health emergency
- How Vermont is dealing with extra COVID-19 medical supplies
- Anne Sosin spent months warning Vermont not to let down its guard. Then she got Covid
- Vermont can resume J&J vaccinations
- News Roundup: State Officials Report 98 New COVID Cases
VIRGINIA
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- Percentage of positive COVID tests dips below 5% in Virginia
- Sentara Healthcare named one of top 5 US large health systems
- Privia Health Launch of IPO
- Skilled Nursing Facility Operators Agree to Settle Americans With Disabilities Act Allegations
- UVA Health taps chief ambulatory operations officer
- Nearly 10 percent of Virginians haven’t returned for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
- One year in, UVA doctor reflects on fighting the pandemic at VA Department of Health
WASHINGTON
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- Younger people are getting sicker from COVID, Washington state hospital leaders say
- Washington labs track which COVID-19 variants are driving rising cases
- COVID hospitalizations surging in Wash., especially among younger patients
- After four months negotiating, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center nurses union rally
- Washington state pushes past 400,000 total COVID-19 cases
- 40% of COVID-19 patients at Washington hospital under 40; young patients drive new surge
- Washington state enters 4th COVID-19 surge, governor says
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- Madison-area hospitals to continue some pandemic protocols, push ahead on big projects
- Marshfield Clinic Health Systems Plans to Expand Its Minocqua Hospital
- Over 4 million COVID-19 vaccines administered in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin COVID-19 vaccination rate trends down
- No new COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin; 31.4% fully vaccinated
- Wisconsin not saying how many fully vaccinated residents have acquired COVID-19
- Western Wisconsin Health Officials Renew Push For COVID-19 Protocols, Vaccinations
- Wisconsin health officials say 605 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 after full vaccination
- Wisconsin reports most COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours since late February
- Wisconsin sees a slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the past month
- Wisconsin’s Indigenous population was hit hard by the pandemic: What we can learn from their vaccine rollout
WYOMING
