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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

NATIONAL 4 potential pitfalls lie ahead for OSHA’s vaccine mandate, say experts A look at the most expensive hospital projects this year CEOs share their views on the ‘Great Resignation’: 5 takeaways CMS overpaid $636M to ASCs, HOPDs for neurostimulator implantation surgeries, audit finds CMS penalizes 2,499 hospitals for high readmissions Designing the post-Covid... READ MORE

NATIONAL 15 people in healthcare among Forbes’ 400 richest people in America 256 hospitals warned about violating CMS price transparency rule AMA recognizes 44 systems for clinician burnout efforts Healthcare has lost half a million workers since 2020 Hospitals have spent more than $3B getting PPE during pandemic Mayo, Kaiser rally 11 systems to... READ MORE

NATIONAL 18% of healthcare workers have quit jobs during pandemic: Morning Consult 90% of clinicians say patients would be offended to see what’s in their medical records ‘A total miscue’: Leaders react to the No Surprises Act CMS ‘getting pretty close’ to releasing details of COVID-19 vaccination mandate CMS unveils another surprise-billing rule: 12... READ MORE

NATIONAL 7 CMS updates to know A top F.D.A. official moved on Monday to take over the agency’s vaccines office. AHA to CMS: Ensure COVID-19 vaccine mandate is ‘feasible,’ ‘fair’ CDC director recommends boosters for healthcare workers, despite panel’s vote CMS reevaluating hospital outpatient pay rate cut exemptions CMS reviewing mid-build exception denials CMS’... READ MORE