In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients
A Times investigation revealed that many of these institutions are abandoning patients and straying from their charitable missions. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip
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A Better Covid Winter
Covid hospitalizations have not surged so far this season. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Ending Involuntary Commitments Would Shift Burden of Dementia Care to Strapped Communities
HELENA, Mont. — State lawmakers from both parties have shown support for a plan to stop the practice of committing people with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia, or traumatic brain injuries without their consent to the troubled ... [Continue Reading]
The Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said. The Dudleys had a decision to make: go to the hospital ... [Continue Reading]