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NATIONAL 40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds 342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS 3 states delaying booster mandates for healthcare workers 23% of healthcare workers likely to leave healthcare soon, poll finds AI in Healthcare Presents Need for Security, Privacy Standards Amazon’s Growth In Healthcare... READ MORE

NATIONAL 13-year Medicare payment dispute will return to HHS, court rules 48 hospitals on Forbes’ list of best employers CMS delays star ratings update until July CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers CMS warns states: Survey fully... READ MORE

NATIONAL 11% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state AHA, AHCA/NCAL urge White House to investigate staffing agency costs Are hospitals getting more aggressive against private practices? CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process CMS cuts payments to 764 hospitals over patient complications CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for... READ MORE

NATIONAL Biden administration withdraws Covid vaccine mandate for businesses after losing Supreme Court case Cardiology’s rapid outpatient migration: 8 key ‘firsts’ in the last year CIOs’ 5-year plans for precision medicine and emerging technologies COVID-positive employees returning to work: 2 CEOs share their protocols FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs.... READ MORE

NATIONAL 81% of ICU beds in use nationwide: How each state stacks up 20 hospitals, health systems that provide the most ‘unnecessary’ care: Johns Hopkins 3 Population Health Trends to Watch in 2022 5 states facing highest, lowest weekly nursing home COVID-19 positivity rates Accellion Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $8.1M Following Data Breach Amazon... READ MORE

NATIONAL Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks CMS going public with facility turnover, weekend staffing data CMS proposed rule seeks to lower Medicare Part D prescription... READ MORE

NATIONAL AbbVie to restrict 340B discounts to safety net hospitals AMA urges Supreme Court to uphold vaccination mandates CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 health systems suspending vaccination mandates Amazon Health IT Partnership Aims to Enhance Clinical Communication Amazon Launches Health IT Innovation Center, Digital Health Equity ASC staff not required to get the COVID-19 shot after CMS mandate blocked ASCs, hospitals can share staff more easily after CMS clarification Biden Vaccine Rule for Health Workers... READ MORE

NATIONAL 14.5% Medicare Part B premium hike: 7 things to know 7 due diligence issues to avoid False Claims Act lawsuits 9% CMS pay cut for physicians in 2022, practice costs on the rise 12 more states challenge healthcare worker vaccination mandate AMA urges against blocking federal vaccination and testing mandate Amazon’s healthcare business... READ MORE

NATIONAL 11 states sue over federal vaccination mandate for private businesses 26 states file suits against Biden’s vaccine mandate for big companies 9 medical associations, leaders react to CMS final payment rules 320K Impacted in EHR Vendor Breach, Ransomware Hits Health Systems Biden to continue FEMA virus aid for states until April 1 CMS... READ MORE