Most Popular
Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is ‘vastly superior’ to cut cholesterol
“What we found was that rosuvastatin lowered LDL cholesterol by almost 38% and that was vastly superior to placebo and any of the six supplements studied in the trial,” study author Luke Laffin, M…
Hospital giant HCA fends off accusations of questionable inpatient admissions
For more than a decade, large health systems have faced scrutiny for admitting patients to costly hospital stays when less expensive treatments or short periods of observation in the ER would have…
Healthcare stocks tumble as stock market hits records
While the major U.S. stock indexes hit all-time highs Tuesday, health care stocks traded lower on disappointing earnings and gave back some of a post-election relief rally that had lifted the…
Payment Rate Increases for 2023 No Help to Hospitals’ ‘Tremendous Financial Pressures’
CMS released the 2023 OPPS final rule that includes increased Medicare reimbursement and the establishment of a new provider type, but hospital groups say it’s not enough.
…
The Exec: 7 Questions With Yale New Haven Health’s Chief Clinical Officer Thomas Balcezak
Balcezak says that at Yale New Haven Health “nothing has been as powerful as changing behavior and changing culture for how we behave as clinicians and caregivers.”
…
