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Medicare Advantage beats traditional Medicare in important categories: report

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have fewer inpatient hospital stays and emergency department visits than beneficiaries in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, according to a

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STAT+: HCA reports almost $1 billion more in charity care to Medicare than to its shareholders, drawing more taxpayer money

STAT

The country’s biggest hospital chain, HCA Healthcare , told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services it doled out almost $1 billion more in financial assistance to needy patients than it reported on its financial statement in 2022, helping the enormously profitable company extract billions of dollars from taxpayer-funded programs.

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Free Hospital Medicine MOC Board Review Questions

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Are you ready for your Hospital Medicine MOC Board Exam? After you’re done, see how many of our Hospital Medicine board review questions you answered correctly and brush up on those that you might have gotten wrong. A 67-year-old man who was admitted for a fever of unknown etiology develops shingles during this hospital admission.

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Hypothermic temperature control following in-hospital cardiac arrest fails to improve survival

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Hypothermic temperature control for unconscious patients following an in-hospital cardiac arrest may not provide a mortality benefit. The value of hypothermic temperature control for unconscious patients following an in-hospital cardiac arrest remains uncertain. unconscious) for longer than 45 minutes after their IHCA.

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STAT+: EQRx abandons business plan around drug pricing, cuts jobs and programs

STAT

The company’s original business plan was to create new medicines in the same categories as high-priced cancer and specialty drugs and to sell them at lower prices through a “global buyers club” that included insurers and hospitals.

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Spotlight On The Infectious Diseases Podcast Over 15 Years Old That Just Added New Mobile Streaming Options

IDStewardship

With more than 300 presentations available online, ID Podcasts excels at having a comprehensive database of content in multiple categories of infectious diseases. ID Podcasts’ platforms are entirely self-supported by USF’s Morsani College of Medicin, USF Health, and Tampa General Hospital.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: The Impact of Medicare Negotiation of Prescription Drug Prices on Hospitals and Health Systems

Omnicell

Hospitals and health systems have long advocated for lower prescription drug prices. In March, in a statement to the Senate Finance Committee, the American Hospital Association contended that prescription drug price inflation constituted “an urgent need to lower drug prices in Medicare.”