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Scores of health care workers are still declining to take the COVID-19 vaccine, presenting problems to the pandemic response by sending the wrong message to the public and risking staff shortages if workers become sick. In New York state, more than 40 percent of health workers, who are first in line to get the shot …

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The U.S. will continue to need 2.2 billion N95 masks a year, and possibly more, after the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, a top Trump administration official said in an interview with Bloomberg Law. Domestic production for now is meeting the demand for N95s, with about 181 million expected to be produced by the end …

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Here are 12 things to know about Amazon’s moves in healthcare over the past year:1. Amazon partnered with CVS Health and Thermo Fisher Scientific Dec. 22 to promote employer-based COVID-19 testing as part of the national strategy to fight the pandemic.2. Amazon is rumored to be making plans to expand the Amazon Care program, which launched in September 2019, …

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Aspirus Health (Wausau, WI) has signed an agreement to buy several Wisconsin hospitals and other healthcare facilities from Ascension (St. Louis, MO). The transition will include Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, 21 physician clinics, and the following Wisconsin hospitals:Eagle River Hospital (Eagle River, WI)Good Samaritan Hospital (Merrill, WI)Howard Young Medical Center (Woodruff, WI)Our Lady of …

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Ed Jones, President and CEO of HealthTrust, was recognized as one of Nashville Business Journal’s 2020 most admired CEOs. Check out the congratulatory video below. Congratulations, Ed! Read More

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CMS is currently auditing a sample of hospitals to see if those facilities are in compliance with the price transparency policy that went into effect Jan. 1. The agency is also probing complaints, a spokesperson said Friday. If hospitals fail to post the prices they negotiate with insurers they could face a corrective action plan …

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The healthcare industry in 2021 and beyond is permanently changed as a result of the global pandemic. For the U.S. health system, 2020 saw six major shifts that set the stage for a fundamental reset for its programs, services, and funding next year: 1-Increased Attention to Public Health2-Increased Attention to Science3-Decreased Confidence in Government4-Growing Social …

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Capstone Health Alliance (Fletcher, NC) announced that Fred Pane, R.Ph., has joined the Capstone Health Alliance team as Contract Manager for Pharmacy Services. Pane brings a wealth of experience in healthcare pharmacy leadership including working as a director of pharmacy operations in community hospitals as well as an academic health-systems. He has served on and …

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