Overdose Deaths are Increasing
CDC’s data shows the frightening record high of overdose deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) provisional data shows that drug overdose deaths
CDC’s data shows the frightening record high of overdose deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) provisional data shows that drug overdose deaths
Rudeness is all over, including healthcare Aside from gas prices rising, baby formula shortages, and more, every day we hear stories about rudeness. We seem
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CMS reached its final judgment on coverage for FDA-approved monoclonal antibodies. These antibodies are used against amyloid for the purposes of Alzheimer’s disease treatment. The
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The devil is in the details for this OIG report. Last week the OIG released a report entitled “A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm
Healthcare workers facing increased threats of violence. The past few years have been difficult for health care workers, particularly in hospitals. Waves of the pandemic,
Healthcare workers deserve more than parties and snacks. I was fulfilling my case management responsibilities in the hospital last week and thus like many others
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