Nursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study findsNursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study findsNursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study finds

Nursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study finds

Nursing homes that received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic used the funds to boost staff hours.

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Pay gap persists for top-earning female physicians, study findsPay gap persists for top-earning female physicians, study findsPay gap persists for top-earning female physicians, study finds

Pay gap persists for top-earning female physicians, study finds

In a look into gender inequity, researchers found that only 3% of the highest paid physicians at leading medical device companies were women.

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Understaffing associated with higher sepsis mortality rates, study findsUnderstaffing associated with higher sepsis mortality rates, study findsUnderstaffing associated with higher sepsis mortality rates, study finds

Understaffing associated with higher sepsis mortality rates, study finds

More than a quarter of Medicare patients diagnosed with sepsis in 2018 died within two months of being admitted to a hospital, a major problem exacerbated by a lack of nurses.

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Unionized nursing homes have lower COVID-19 mortality rates, study findsUnionized nursing homes have lower COVID-19 mortality rates, study findsUnionized nursing homes have lower COVID-19 mortality rates, study finds

Unionized nursing homes have lower COVID-19 mortality rates, study finds

Of the 90,870 nursing home COVID-19 deaths that were included in the Health Affairs study, 75,000 occurred in non-unionized nursing homes.

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Primary care investment could improve outcomes and lower costs, study findsPrimary care investment could improve outcomes and lower costs, study findsPrimary care investment could improve outcomes and lower costs, study finds

Primary care investment could improve outcomes and lower costs, study finds

If all California providers spent as much on primary care as the highest investing health systems, they would save $2.4 billion in healthcare spending in a single year, according to the study.

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Public health official harassment was significant during pandemic, study findsPublic health official harassment was significant during pandemic, study findsPublic health official harassment was significant during pandemic, study finds

Public health official harassment was significant during pandemic, study finds

The verbal and physical attacks on local health departments can lead to worse access to healthcare information and cause burnout for public health officials and other healthcare workers.

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Certain specialty pharmacy drugs double in price at hospitals, study findsCertain specialty pharmacy drugs double in price at hospitals, study findsCertain specialty pharmacy drugs double in price at hospitals, study finds

Certain specialty pharmacy drugs double in price at hospitals, study finds

While the cost differences between pharmacies and hospitals seem clear cut, some experts say the data doesn't highlight the complexities of hospital drug pricing.

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Clinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study findsClinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study findsClinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study finds

Clinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study finds

Linguistic training is needed as electronic health records play more an increasingly significant role in healthcare, Princeton, UCLA and Harvard researchers write.

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Cardiovascular risk calculator can lead to overtreatment of Black patients, study findsCardiovascular risk calculator can lead to overtreatment of Black patients, study findsCardiovascular risk calculator can lead to overtreatment of Black patients, study finds

Cardiovascular risk calculator can lead to overtreatment of Black patients, study finds

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association's risk calculator can recommend unneeded interventions among Black patients, according to Boston University research.

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Decreased lung cancer mortality rates linked to earlier diagnosis, study findsDecreased lung cancer mortality rates linked to earlier diagnosis, study findsDecreased lung cancer mortality rates linked to earlier diagnosis, study finds

Decreased lung cancer mortality rates linked to earlier diagnosis, study finds

CT scans and other screenings played a large role in helping to reduce the lung cancer death rate over time.

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At-home primary care demo hasn't saved Medicare money, study findsAt-home primary care demo hasn't saved Medicare money, study findsAt-home primary care demo hasn't saved Medicare money, study finds

At-home primary care demo hasn't saved Medicare money, study finds

While patients reported they enjoyed home-based primary care, the Independence at Home payment incentive hasn't led to program savings.

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COVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study findsCOVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study findsCOVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study finds

COVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study finds

The research shines a light on the huge health cost burden facing Americans as most cost-sharing waivers from insurers come to an end.

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Mobile tools may manage hypertension, study findsMobile tools may manage hypertension, study findsMobile tools may manage hypertension, study finds

Mobile tools may manage hypertension, study finds

A new study finds some people with high blood pressure may benefit from using a self management app.

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Antibiotic resistance takes toll on older Americans, study findsAntibiotic resistance takes toll on older Americans, study findsAntibiotic resistance takes toll on older Americans, study finds

Antibiotic resistance takes toll on older Americans, study finds

A new study highlights the toll drug-resistant infections is having on older Americans.

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Clinical care alone may not help close racial gap for chronic kidney disease, study findsClinical care alone may not help close racial gap for chronic kidney disease, study findsClinical care alone may not help close racial gap for chronic kidney disease, study finds

Clinical care alone may not help close racial gap for chronic kidney disease, study finds

A new study finds adherence to most recommended care practices for chronic kidney disease was consistently higher among ethnic or racial minorities compared to white patients, which suggests increased focus on clinical care delivery alone may not be enough to narrow the health disparity.

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Consolidation boosted mortality rates in rural hospitals, study findsConsolidation boosted mortality rates in rural hospitals, study findsConsolidation boosted mortality rates in rural hospitals, study finds

Consolidation boosted mortality rates in rural hospitals, study finds

A new study finds rural hospitals that merged with other healthcare systems improved their patient mortality rates after they were acquired.

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Nursing home vaccination rates lower at for-profit sites, those with poorer Medicare star ratings, study findsNursing home vaccination rates lower at for-profit sites, those with poorer Medicare star ratings, study findsNursing home vaccination rates lower at for-profit sites, those with poorer Medicare star ratings, study finds

Nursing home vaccination rates lower at for-profit sites, those with poorer Medicare star ratings, study finds

Overall staff vaccination levels at nursing homes are low—and even worse among the certified nursing assistants who have the most direct contact with patients.

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Number of homebound adults more than doubles during pandemic, study findsNumber of homebound adults more than doubles during pandemic, study findsNumber of homebound adults more than doubles during pandemic, study finds

Number of homebound adults more than doubles during pandemic, study finds

The share of the population that rarely or never leaves their homes rose to 13% last year, likely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers found.

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Combining value-based payments can deliver better results, study findsCombining value-based payments can deliver better results, study findsCombining value-based payments can deliver better results, study finds

Combining value-based payments can deliver better results, study finds

Experts have long suspected that overlap between total cost-of-care models like ACOs and bundled payments had the potential to yield better results than either model on its own, but there was no evidence until now.

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Hospital-at-home program boosted inpatient capacity, access, study findsHospital-at-home program boosted inpatient capacity, access, study findsHospital-at-home program boosted inpatient capacity, access, study finds

Hospital-at-home program boosted inpatient capacity, access, study finds

Brigham and Women's Hospital treated 65 acutely ill patients at home over a three-month span during the COVID-19 pandemic, which freed up 419 inpatient beds.

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