NATIONAL
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- 7 reimbursement updates for ASCs, key insights
- 2 health systems pause J&J vaccinations after adverse patient reactions
- 4 health systems appointing inaugural diversity, equity leaders
- 5,800 COVID-19 infections detected among 77 million fully vaccinated people: CDC
- 5 supply chain updates for ASCs
- AHA head: Pandemic aid isn’t enriching most hospitals; they are struggling
- Amazon Continues to Step, Not Leap, Into Healthcare
- American Cancer Society to hire Karen Knudsen as its first female CEO
- Big Hospitals vs. Big Pharma: Which industry is most to blame for soaring health care costs?
- CMS adds 24 new codes for temporary telehealth coverage
- CMS bans coding hospitals use to hide prices from web searches
- CMS increases hospice payments by 2.3%
- CMS pitches 4 payment rules for 2022: 12 things to know
- CMS Plans 1.3% Medicare Payment Hike for Skilled Nursing Facilities
- CMS’ Primary Care First model could benefit home care providers, doctor says
- CMS proposes changes to skilled nursing facility prospective payment system
- COVID-19 spurs hospital megamergers: 5 things to know
- Enforcement landscape for HHS data-sharing rules is hazy, experts say
- Google’s healthcare partnerships in the last 6 months: A timeline
- Healthcare CEOs scored big paydays in pandemic’s first year
- Hospitals aren’t rushing to buy ASCs; here’s what’s happening instead
- J&J vaccine shortage to hit states next week
- Microsoft Makes Big Bet on Health-Care AI Technology With Nuance
- New Regs Aim to Improve Patient Records Access, Sharing
- Nursing homes slated for 1.3% — or $444 million — Medicare pay hike for 2022
- Record Number Of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In U.S., But Cases Rising Again
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
- Lawmakers urge HHS to conduct ‘vigorous oversight’ of hospital price posts after reports of noncompliance
- COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall
- CDC director: Racism a public health threat
- So far, 5,800 fully vaccinated people have caught Covid anyway in US, CDC says
ALABAMA
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- Alabama hospital begins $61M expansion, including new beds
- Medical marijuana bill clears health committee, heads to Alabama House of Representatives
- Health Centers Across Alabama Receives over $92 Million in Grant Money for COVID Relief Programs
- $61 million renovation of Alabama hospital begins
- Update on Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause in Alabama
- Mobile health clinics coming to rural Alabama
- Health officer of Alabama’s largest county says COVID-19 war rages on
- Huntsville Hospital honors trailblazing nurse, leader
- Coronavirus in Alabama: Full vaccinations at 16.7%
- UAB Health System to purchase Medical West Hospital site as part of $51 million deal
- Encompass Health expands again in Florida
ALASKA
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- Alaska health officials pausing use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
- Balancing workers’ rights with responsibility, Alaska employers navigate COVID-19 vaccine policies
- Native health providers drive Alaska’s vaccination success story
- 30% of Alaskans vaccinated
- Cases are rising again, but Alaska’s rate of vaccination is slowing
- Alaskans letting down their guard, not COVID-19 variants, likely responsible for rising case counts
- Senators unveil bill to extend, limit Alaska disaster declaration as deadline for food aid looms
- Anchorage Assembly extends COVID-19 emergency declaration into June
- How Alaska achieved one of the US’s highest Covid inoculation rates
ARIZONA
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- Arizona health system removes Chinese dragon sculpture after backlash from Asian community
- ‘Absolutely tone deaf’: HonorHealth hospital removes sculpture after backlash
- ADHS investigating 271 cases of COVID-19 infections in vaccinated patients
- ASU begins research project to help Arizona COVID-19 ‘long haulers’
- ADHS: 3 deaths linked to COVID-related condition in kids called MIS-C
- Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Are Missing In Arizona. This Organization Is Trying To Find Out Why
ARKANSAS
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- 4 major health systems join Northwell’s new gun violence prevention campaign
- State increases required nursing home staffing hours by nearly 30% — and providers call it a ‘big win’
- UAMS Health Breaks Ground on New Surgical Hospital on Main Campus
- UAMS breaks ground on new $85 million surgical hospital
- Unity Health Invests $16M in Jacksonville
- Arkansas pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics after rare blood clot reports
- Health Matters: Baptist Health Hospital reaches huge milestone with 300th heart transplant
- Some fully vaccinated Arkansans are still getting COVID-19
- State increases required nursing home staffing hours by nearly 30% — and providers call it a ‘big win’
- Little Rock hospital taking part in vaccine study
CALIFORNIA
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- 30% of California adults fully vaccinated, 20% partially vaccinated against COVID-19
- After Pandemic Disaster, California Looks to Solve Longstanding Nursing Home Problems
- Barton Memorial Hospital nurses call 2-day strike starting April 16
- California hospital seeks split from Providence: 6 things to know
- Newsom: J&J pause won’t undermine California’s vaccine goals
- Canvas Medical raises $17M to rebuild health records for primary care
- Pandemic highlights need for more women’s urgent care clinics in California
- Issa secures blocked FEMA reimbursement to Palomar Health
- Over half of California local health departments have already opened up vaccine eligibility
- Providence hospital in California lays off 10
- Orange County Hospital Seeks Divorce From Large Catholic Health System
- Orthopedic surgeon named interim associate chief, spine director at California children’s hospital
- California Picks Up The Pace Of Vaccinations
- CVS investments in affordable housing surpass $200M in California
COLORADO
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- Colorado’s COVID-19 cases are rising again, but hospitalization trajectory still unclear
- COVID In Colorado: Health Experts Hopeful Despite New Wave Of Hospitalizations
- Colorado bill aims to improve maternal health care
- Denver Health mobile clinics vaccinate about 10,000 people, plans underway for walk-up vaccination sites
- Colorado’s Public Health Care Option Moves Ahead After Hospital Negotiations Break Down
- Colorado nursing home outbreaks rising again as COVID-19 spread increases
- Colorado hospital will repay $8.2M paycheck protection loan
- Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations keep growing as state prepares to give counties control of public health measures
- Vaccines received at Dr. Moma Health and Wellness Clinic considered invalid, state says
- Colorado coronavirus latest case, vaccine numbers for April 13
- Colorado Hospital Wraps ER Upgrade
- Colorado’s fourth coronavirus wave will be different from the first three. Here’s why it’s still a concern.
- Mental health poised to be Colorado’s next pandemic priority
- Biotech company partners with National Jewish Health to test potential Covid-19 therapy
- Colorado expands rapid at-home testing program
CONNECTICUT
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- Nursing home industry fears impact of 52 possible strikes
- Trinity Health holds CT’s first 24-hour COVID vaccine clinic
- Hartford HealthCare opens new pharmacy that uses robots to fill prescriptions
- UConn Health asks state for $174M bailout to cover employee benefits
- Strikes possible at more than 50 CT nursing homes this spring
- CT Officials Cite Rocky Hill Nursing Home For Health Violations
- Why CT health experts say COVID boosters will be the future
- Norwalk Hospital opens new breast cancer radiation therapy trial
- Can independent primary care doctors survive dominance of hospital health systems?
DC
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- Unity Health Care President and CEO Announces Retirement
- DC Health To Open 10 Walk-Up Vaccination Sites For Residents 65 And Older
- DC Is Canceling All Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Appointments
- Small pharmacy owners question if DC Health has authority to require use of its vaccine portal system
- Hackers Steal Data of 200K During CareFirst BlueCross DC Cyberattack
- Major DC health plan hacked, affecting 200,000: 7 details
- DC to enter Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination plan earlier than expected
- D.C. says long-awaited translation of vaccine website is coming this weekend
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- Hospital system promotes official to run outpatient services
- Lee Health board approves plan to improve community health
- Delray Medical Center Becomes First Hospital in South Florida to Use Modus 3D System for Brain and Spine Surgery
- Florida reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since early February
- Florida Lawmakers look at budget cuts for health systems
- Osceola health department cutting back on testing, despite rising COVID-19 cases in Florida
- Florida Hospital Association shares how much local health care systems could lose from proposed state budget cuts
- Tampa General Hospital is One of the Only Hospitals in Florida to Perform On-Site COVID-19 Variant Sequencing Testing
- St. Lucie Medical Center First Hospital on Treasure Coast to Use New Robotic Technology for Commonly Performed Procedure
- Encompass Health expands again in Florida
- Florida to receive nearly 550,000 doses of COVID vaccines
- Tampa General Hospital leads nation with COVID-19 variant testing
- 3M sues Florida company accused of selling fake N95s to health system
- Patient recruiter gets 10-year prison sentence for telemedicine fraud
- Tenet Florida hospital names new CNO
GEORGIA
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- Georgia among worst states for children’s health care, WalletHub finds
- New Georgia COVID-19 data adds important local dimension to national tracking tool
- WH report: Georgia COVID cases improving, with deaths and hospitalizations still relatively elevated
- Georgia’s next public health crisis already unfolding, health experts fear
- DPH on Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause
- Georgia health department sees steep decline in COVID-19 testing
- Many of Georgia’s homebound still waiting for vaccine
- Nearly 5 million shots given in Georgia, 2.4 million in South Carolina
- Wellstar Health System named among best companies to work for
- CDC awards Georgia $96M to help vaccine supply deserts in rural counties
HAWAII
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- Hawaii ranks #1 in childrens’ health and access to health care
- Hawaii Is Working Out The Details Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Passport
- Hawaii hits million-mark milestone in administration of COVID-19 vaccines
- Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause will have little effect on Hawaii, health director says
- Grants extend capacity of community health centers to vaccinate underserved residents
- Hawaii abandons COVID color-coded tier system, stuck on yellow nearly a year
IDAHO
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- St. Luke’s to fund new recreation trail in Boise
- Idaho sees COVID-19 cases increase Wednesday, with hospitalizations up as well
- Idaho health officials want 80% herd immunity by September
- Western State Hospital CEO to retire in May
- How Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine ‘pause’ will impact Idaho
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center’s Dr. Layhong Soth Honored as Alteon Health Facility Medical Director of the Year
- Eastern Idaho doctors cautiously grateful for region’s low virus counts
- Bill would require Legislature’s OK to spend COVID-19 funds
ILLINOIS
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- 4 major health systems join Northwell’s new gun violence prevention campaign
- CommonSpirit, startup to build women’s health clinics
- Coronavirus metrics in Illinois continue to move in wrong direction, stressing hospital ICU capacity in some regions
- Health Officials ‘Anxious’ About Rising COVID Metrics Across Chicago Area
- Illinois Becomes First State to Extend Full Healthcare Benefits to Mothers For 1 Year Postpartum, Pritzker Announces
- Illinois COVID Vaccine Eligibility Opens: Here’s What You Need to Know
- Ingalls Memorial Hospital Workers Rally For Higher Wages For Frontline Workers
- Rush Medical Center celebrates 100K vaccinations, reaches milestone in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
- Southwest IL nursing home and assisted living facility to close due to financial issues
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- Illinois’ 3rd wave of COVID-19 stresses hospital ICU capacity in some regions
- Coronavirus by the Numbers: Metrics in Each of Illinois’ 11 Health Care Regions
- More than 3 million now fully vaccinated in Illinois
INDIANA
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- Reid Health Expanding Clinic Space
- Purdue Team Studying Spread of COVID Variants
- State Helping Businesses with Vaccine Clinics
- State Joins in Pause of J&J Vaccine
- Diogo Rau to Join Lilly as Senior VP, CIO
- Life Sciences Sector Records $9B in Investment, Capital
- Riverview Health is first hospital in Central Indiana to install the DxA 5000
- Eli Lilly & Co. Names Senior VP/CIO
- Indiana hospital names first CMO
- Indiana COVID Hospitalizations, Infections Creeping Up
IOWA
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- Siouxland District Health named Health Department of the Year in Iowa
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics reports near-record patient volumes
- CFO: University of Iowa hospitals doing better than most post-COVID
- More spreadable B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant now ‘dominant’ in Iowa
- Low vaccination rate, low pay among Iowa nursing home workers may contribute to continued outbreaks
- Health care workers more likely to get COVID-19 at home than at work, University of Iowa study suggests
- UnityPoint battles Central Iowa’s largest physician group over proposed new lab
- IDPH advises stopping J&J vaccine doses following federal ‘pause’ recommendation
KANSAS
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- HaysMed earns high marks for infant, maternal care
- Kansas has among the best COVID indicators in the US as variants fuel surges elsewhere
- Kansas is latest state to adopt COVID liability protections for senior living operators
- Kansas Insurers And Hospitals Wrestle Over How Much Your Telehealth Visit Should Cost
- Local hospital reports vaccinated patients testing positive for COVID-19
- Kansas suspends Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution
- Kansas City COVID-19 Daily Briefing for April 14
KENTUCKY
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- CEOs of Louisville’s three large hospital systems talk the future of health care
- Kentucky’s largest Medicaid provider gets new CEO
- Louisville nonprofit expands management team to assist national growth
- Welcome Home for 70 medical professionals from year-long deployment
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare Names First Female CEO
- Kentucky continues to see unfilled vaccine appointments after opening up age eligibility
- Kentucky hospital building $16M surgery center
- Kentucky health system hires first female CEO
- Remote patient monitoring helps Baptist Health achieve zero readmissions with COVID-19 patients
- Kentucky Gov. Beshear visits St. Elizabeth to celebrate hospital’s 100,000th vaccination
- Kentucky likely ‘4 to 6 weeks’ from lifting restrictions, as Cardinal Stadium vaccine site opens
- Health department head: Kentucky could take longer than expected to reach vaccine goal for lifting restrictions
- Beshear will lift most health orders at 2.5 million vaccinations: ‘This is our exit strategy’
- Louisville area health officials concerned over possible fourth surge of COVID-19
LOUISIANA
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- Baton Rouge-based Amedisys expands operations in North Carolina
- Louisiana man charged in $11M healthcare fraud scheme
- New Orleans excels in vaccine distributions
- Louisiana providers should stop using Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, LDH says
- COVID-19 in Louisiana: Tracking cases, deaths and latest restrictions
- N. Louisiana senator lashes out at LSU Baton Rouge in defense of LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor
- Nursing homes could be the model for how we get past the COVID-19 pandemic
- Louisiana reports 386 new COVID cases Wednesday
MAINE
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- Board won’t recommend Central Maine Healthcare’s proposed Topsham surgical center
- Janet Mills extends state of emergency for 14th time
- Central Maine Healthcare CEO to retire
- Small Maine towns take brunt of recent rise in COVID-19 cases
- As vaccinations increase in Maine, so do new cases and hospital patients
- Maine reports 579 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday; third straight day over 500
- Maine’s Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Are Trending Younger As More Elderly Get Vaccinated
- Maine Medical Center sees concerning increase of younger people going to ER with COVID-19 symptoms
- ‘We are coming back to normal’ | COVID-19 vaccinations give some Bangor senior citizens a sense of normalcy
MARYLAND
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- Maryland reports over 1,000 COVID cases; hospitalizations, testing positivity inch up
- Fake Johns Hopkins Medicine Facebook account spreads false job listings
- Howard County General Hospital VP Elizabeth Edsall Kromm Named to Maryland’s Top 100 Women
- Maryland will see even bigger drop in supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccine than expected, Gov. Hogan says
- Maryland health system was boon to providers during pandemic
- Younger people driving Harford’s COVID positivity rate to highest in Maryland amid fourth wave, health officer says
- Advocates hail session as ‘tremendous victory for public health’
- Maryland Opens All Vaccination Sites To Anyone 16+; Infections In Baltimore City Up 172% In 4 Weeks
MASSACHUSETTS
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- 4 major health systems join Northwell’s new gun violence prevention campaign
- Lawsuit accuses BCBS of Massachusetts of systematically allowing overpayments
- Cape Cod Healthcare upgrades system to accept $400K bitcoin donation
- Steward Health, staffing firm swap lawsuits over temp nursing costs
- Mass General Brigham’s plan for outpatient clinic gets pushback from safety-net system
- Massachusetts commission highlights COVID-19 pandemic health disparities, impacts
- 1,848 wasted coronavirus vaccine doses in Massachusetts: State tally
MICHIGAN
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- Elective surgeries postponed at Michigan hospitals: What will it mean for ASCs?
- How Michigan vaccinators are handling the J&J vaccine pause
- Michigan at ‘record high’ for COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
- Michigan hits ‘record high’ for COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
- Michigan hospitals postpone surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
- Michigan, Minnesota hospitals face capacity constraints amid COVID-19 surge
- Michigan’s latest COVID surge has Metro Detroit hospitals nearing capacity
- Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan hit ‘record high’
- Shutdowns needed in Michigan to slow COVID-19 spread, CDC director says
- Whitmer pledges to ramp up COVID-19 treatment, but no word on new Michigan restrictions
- Workers weary, patients angry, as COVID fills Michigan hospitals — again
- Virus is ‘runaway train’ at Michigan hospital system
- 24 Michigan hospitals at 90%+ capacity as COVID-19 continues spreading fast
MINNESOTA
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- 4,000 Allina Health workers threaten to strike
- Health officials concerned about vaccination numbers among nursing home workers
- Michigan, Minnesota hospitals face capacity constraints amid COVID-19 surge
- Allina, HealthPartners launch 5-year value-based agreement
- 9 lawsuits have challenged $13B Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth deal
- Minnesota hospital to end COVID-19 inpatient operations, affecting 325 jobs
- Mayo Clinic launches 2 companies in support of new health analytics platform initiative
- Mayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support it
- BCBS of Minnesota, DaVita partner on kidney care program
- BCBS of Minnesota parent to sell health savings account unit for $500M
- Minnesota cardiologist 1st in state to perform novel procedure
- BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease care program with DaVita’s VillageHealth
- Bethesda in Willmar recognized as top-tier nursing facility in Minnesota
- The daily coronavirus update: new cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Minnesota continue to rise; Walz’s emergency powers extended
MISSISSIPPI
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- As variants multiply in Mississippi, health officials say lull in COVID-19 cases might end
- Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative
- Mississippi tells providers to halt use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot
- Mississippi releases ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases, nationwide number show promising results
- Why Mississippi Has Few Takers for 73,000 Covid Shots
- Medical marijuana for Mississippi now rests with state Supreme Court
- Alabama, Mississippi ranked last in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Florida not far behind
- Mobile Vaccination Aims to Reach Older Mississippi Adults
- Mississippi hospital performing 900 orthopedic surgeries a year named robotic CoE
- Mississippi receives over $20 million in mental health funding
MISSOURI
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- St. Louis health tech firm Lumeris names new CTO
- St. Mary’s Hospital discharges 1,000th COVID-19 patient
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- Vaccine appointments begin to go unfilled in Missouri
- Missouri physician collects $26M in wrongful termination lawsuit
- Missouri announces more than 100 new COVID deaths for first time in a month
- First and only ROSA knee replacement robot at St. Clare Hospital
- COVID hospitalizations down dramatically across Missouri
- Heavy police presence at DePaul Hospital
- Missouri COVID update: 540 new cases, 3 virus deaths
- Susan G. Komen Missouri Grants $20K to SIUE’s WE CARE Clinic
- Missouri House votes against ‘vaccine passports’ for private businesses
- In fight over birth control provision, Missouri Senate leaders say budget will advance
MONTANA
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- Steve Loveless leaving St. Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health Montana
- Montana health officials: impact of Johnson & Johnson pause will be minimal
- St. Peter’s Health announces new partnership to improve cancer patient care
- President of St. Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health Montana leaving role
- The Latest: Governor bans vaccine passports for Montana
- Montana’s medical officer stepping out of the spotlight
- Montana ranked #1 for physicians
- Missoula health dept. proposes scaling back COVID-19 requirements
NEBRASKA
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- Expanding clinical research gives central Nebraskans a new way to help
- Nebraska suspends use of J&J vaccine amid investigation
- Nebraska DHHS identifies New York variant of COVID-19
- Nebraska woman with blood clots after vaccine is still critical
- Nebraska officials give update on post-vaccine blood-clot patient, report on variants, vaccine breakthroughs
NEVADA
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- Nevada COVID-19 positivity rate climbs back above 5%
- Southern Nevada detects first cases of Brazil coronavirus variant
- Nevada’s COVID-19 test positivity continues climb, 20 deaths reported
- Nevada-based hospital overcharged Medicare $23.6M for rehabilitative services
- Nevada COVID-19 metrics remain at elevated levels over recent lows
- Nevada suspends use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Debate hits fever pitch on bill protecting vaccine refusers
- COVID-19 hospitalizations trending toward younger, unvaccinated population
COVID Cases Among Kids On The Rise in N.H. - N.H. nurse accused of breaking resident’s fingers in assisted living facility
- 1,000 New Hampshire health system employees get job offers ahead of proposed sale
- Gov. Sununu plans to end state mask mandate
- New Hampshire nursing programs see more applicants
NEW JERSEY
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- NJ nursing home patients get interactive with their physical therapy
- N.J.’s largest nurses union filed 24 worker safety complaints during pandemic
- Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey
- Newark needs new hospital, officials say one year after first COVID-19 wave peaked
- Funding Support for a New University Hospital Facility in Newark
- NJ lab’s new test can rapidly identify coronavirus variants
- Wondering if the COVID vaccine worked? This N.J. hospital has state’s 1st vaccine antibodies test.
- In COVID-19 surge, NJ hospitals learned lesson on cooperation
- Report lays out 24 moves to create a readier health system in NJ
- Fire prompts evacuation of New Jersey hospital
- Hunterdon County Recognized By Health Institute As One Of Healthiest Counties In NJ
- Cross-specialty care program helps RWJBarnabas Health treat lingering COVID-19 symptoms
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- Despite 96% COVID vaccination rate, seven residents test positive at Watertown nursing home
- NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Access is the new patient experience
- Nursing home reforms follow deadly year in NY
- State figures: New York nursing home staff lagging in getting COVID-19 vaccine
- Columbia U uses AI to analyze language around vaccine reluctancy, craft targeted message campaigns
- Montefiore fires employee who snooped EHRs for over 1 year
- Hero to zero: Putnam Hospital lays off nurses as COVID remains a threat
- New York hospital to lay off 11 nurses
- New York’s Largest Hospital System Sets up Mental Health Center for Employees
- Medical experts say gun violence is a public health crisis
- 4 major health systems join Northwell’s new gun violence prevention campaign
- Northwell taps Aetna exec as COO of direct contracting unit
- Reforms follow deadly year in New York nursing homes
- Nursing home profit cap included in New York state budget
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Mission Health monitor to examine physician departures
- Most of those infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Duke Raleigh Hospital were staff
- North Carolina health system CEO delays departure to finalize merger
- Novant Health names chief payer performance officer
- Some NC hospitals are not complying with federal price transparency rules, state treasurer says
- Triangle physicians group to be test case for new Medicare cost-sharing model
- Vaccine hesitancy among health care workers raises concerns
- Baton Rouge-based Amedisys expands operations in North Carolina
- More people died than were born last year in more than half of NC’s counties
- North Carolina also pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine after report of very rare disorder with blood clots
- Younger adults make up increasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina, experts say
- 4 bills propose drastic changes to North Carolina CON law
- How a shortage of doctors impacts medical care in North Carolina’s rural areas
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford, North Dakota Department of Health roll out mental health consultation program
- New North Dakota Law Allows Licensure of Residential Hospices
- North Dakota Legislature passes bill requiring top health official to be a physician
- North Dakota reports 48 virus cases
- Fargo area’s recent COVID-19 spike is the exception among North Dakota’s urban hubs
- ICYMI: State Department of Health tells providers to halt Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
OHIO
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- Long-term care operator expands Dayton portfolio with $9.3M building acquisition
- Ohio kept secret where COVID-19 nursing home deaths happened
- Summa Health tees up deal to take out loan that bought out HealthSpan
- Which Ohio hospitals have had COVID-19 outbreaks among staff?
- Hospitals post-pandemic: Six changes you’ll see in Cincinnati health care as crisis ebbs
- Fatal police shooting at Ohio hospital caught on officer bodycams
- Ohio among worst states in health care for children
- Coronavirus latest: 1,048,109 cases in Ohio; 435,743 in Kentucky; 703,345 in Indiana
- Two factors causing rise in positive COVID-19 cases in Ohio, health experts say
- Ohio coronavirus cases, hospitalizations return to higher February levels; see county, statewide trends
- Mercy Health, Ohio State University to expand cancer services at Shadden Road office
- Former Seidman oncologist takes on leadership roles at Ohio cancer center
- Ohio sees above average coronavirus cases as state reaches 4.1M vaccinated
- Michigan a hotspot, Ohio’s not; Why?
- Judge weighs in on TriHealth dispute with doctors
- TriHealth sues doctor group attempting to split with hospitals
- Hospital sues gastroenterologists attempting to exit contracts: 5 details
- U of Cincinnati students sue, end automatic sharing of their data with health system
OKLAHOMA
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- ‘We can’t quit wellness efforts.’ Tribes find new ways to deliver care in pandemic
- Oklahoma tribes say mitigation efforts resulted in lower COVID infections
- SSM Health takes over Midwest City hospital, expanding services for eastern Oklahoma County
- Health officials moving away from mass vaccination events in Oklahoma
- OSU, Cherokee Nation collaboration could improve health care in rural NE Oklahoma
- OSDH asks all vaccine sites to immediately pause use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
OREGON
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- Bill to regulate health care M&As clears hurdle in Oregon House
- Vaccine gap plagues Oregon’s effort to protect Latino communities
- Oregon State Hospital seeks pause on admissions as new patient numbers spike
- Oregon’s most vulnerable are vaccinated, hospitals aren’t overwhelmed: why health experts say you should still stay home
- Pilot vaccination center focusing on vaccination equity in Southern Oregon
- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. and Oregon Health & Science University Establish Collaboration to Translate Pioneering Research into Therapies for Genetically Driven Diseases
- Oregon’s shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses slashed by 88% this week
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens New Specialty Care Center in Abington
- CHOP opens $24M specialty care center to serve Montgomery and Bucks counties
- CHOP opens specialty care center in Abington to serve Montgomery, Bucks counties
- Doylestown Hospital to open $13.3M Center for Critical Care Medicine next week
- Jefferson Health executive named first female CEO of American Cancer Society
- Nurse sues Highmark, accuses insurer of failing to pay OT
- Pharma packager Sharp to invest $43 million in expansion that will create 335 jobs in the Lehigh Valley and Montgomery County
- Philadelphia-area life sciences companies reeled in nearly $3B in the 1st quarter
- Philadelphia hospital’s future in limbo as owner looks to sell
- St. Christopher’s future at risk again as Tower Health looks to sell hospitals
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- UPMC International says its expansion into China is on track
- Urology group opens $3M ambulatory surgery center in Wayne
RHODE ISLAND
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- Rhode Island hospital execs get no-confidence vote from nurses
- Union sees nursing home rate hike as linchpin to hospital discharges
- Rhode Island hospital CEO removed after no-confidence vote
- RI attorney general investigating Eleanor Slater Hospital problems
- BCBS of Rhode Island partners with AI company to identify chronic conditions
- Despite roll out of vaccine, COVID-19 infections remain steady
- Rhode Island nurse develops device to preserve N95 masks
- RI temporarily halts use of J&J vaccine; 454 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported
- RI reports 2 COVID deaths, 477 additional cases
- Rhode Island reports almost 500 new coronavirus cases
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Doctors Care, management company agree to $22.5M settlement over False Claims Act allegations
- MUSC cautiously optimistic about COVID-19 trends
- MUSC COVID-19 tracker estimates 59% immunity in Charleston area; variants more prevalent
- Nearly 5 million shots given in Georgia, 2.4 million in South Carolina
- Prisma abandons plan to buy 3 more South Carolina hospitals
- SC’s first federally-supported mass vaccination site opens to the public
- South Carolina’s Largest Urgent Care Provider and its Management Company to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
- SC Taps Interim Public Health Director for Permanent Post
- Prisma Health, LifePoint Health call off sale of 3 South Carolina hospitals
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- South Dakota hospital named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital
- South Dakota health department asks for pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines
- Contact tracing COVID-19 remains a priority in South Dakota
- South Dakota COVID-19 deaths, new variant cases jump in Friday’s state health report
- SD ranks second lowest in nation for nursing wages
- Sanford Health offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations
- Vaccine milestone reached in South Dakota; DOH Secretary Malsam-Rysdon encourages people to get vaccinated
TENNESSEE
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- Digging Out: Fixing systemic problems in Tennessee nursing homes
- HCA adopts performance bonus program for execs
- HCA nears $200 per share as Nashville health care stocks soar
- HCA sells Antioch property for $6M
- Monogram Health adds former CMS Administrator Seema Verma to board
- Nashville could roll back COVID-19 restrictions with new public health order next week
- Post-acute COVID-19 clinic opens at Vanderbilt hospital
- Ballad Health names administrator of Tennessee hospital
- TN ranks 48th in country for adult vaccinations
- Tennesseans hesitant on COVID-19 vaccine, study shows
TEXAS
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- Texas Children’s Hospital releases first look at new hospital in North Austin
- Texas Doctor Accused of Defrauding $3.2 Million From Taxpayer-Funded Healthcare Program
- COVID-19 ravaged Texas nursing homes. Here are the stories behind the numbers.
- Good COVID-19 News: Nursing Home Cases Plummet In Texas
- Staffing concerns over state nursing contracts ending mid-May
- Baylor Scott & White names new CFO
- Methodist Mansfield Medical Center & Texas Tech University Health Center Partner
- Rick Perry pushing for Texas bill that would study psychedelic drugs for PTSD in vets
- Covenant Health to acquire West Texas Family Medicine
- How’s Houston Methodist’s vaccine mandate so far? ‘Very successful,’ says CEO Dr. Marc Boom
- Reflecting On COVID-19 And A Growing Public Health Threat
- Bailout helped wealthy hospitals post a banner year
UTAH
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- Cox says Utah may terminate COVID-19 health orders soon
- Intermountain Healthcare, Utah medical school launch program to address health disparities
- Intermountain Healthcare enters partnership with the University of Utah on population health
- St. Peter’s to affiliate with Huntsman for cancer care
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- UDHS executive director Tracy Gruber discusses health department integration
- Intermountain buys Utah-based air ambulance company Classic
- Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah team up to better train next generation of physicians
- Utah still near bottom of vaccination rate rankings — and it’s not just because of the young population
VERMONT
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- MVP Health Care, University of Vermont Health Network to co-create MA plan focused on elder care
- Holcombe named Director of UVM Cancer Center and chief of Hematology/Oncology
- ‘COVID Hit Us All So Hard’: Vt. Hospice Workers Say PTSD Will Last Years
- How often are COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted in Vermont? We have the data.
- Vermont suspends Johnson & Johnson vaccinations this week in response to federal concerns
- Green: Variants and outbreaks continue to put stress on hospitals
VIRGINIA
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- 30 nursing homes across Virginia may be under new ownership later this year
- Roanoke nursing home investigated after patient care complaints
- As Virginia’s COVID cases and hospitalizations rise, some health officials fear another surge
- Virginia hospitals saw fewer births and more substance abuse-related stays in 2020
- Virginia looks for ways to boost vaccinations among long-term care staff
- Virginia Surgery Associates sells to health system
- Inova Health System takes over Virginia Surgery Associates — growing its footprint, headcount, services
- Virginia nearing 5M vaccine doses
- Virginia Surgery Associates joins Inova Health System
WASHINGTON
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- $22.5M assisted-living facility envisioned on Spokane’s South Hill
- California hospital seeks split from Providence: 6 things to know
- Seattle nursing home to pay $8 million in sexual assault lawsuit
- Swedish Health Services names first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer
- Western State Hospital CEO to retire in May
- Vaccines open to all as Washington health officials warn of 4th wave
- Washington health officials warn of potential 4th wave despite vaccination efforts
- Report: California, UK variants most prevalent in Washington state
- Apple, U of Washington testing if Apple Watch, iPhone can predict COVID-19 illness
- ‘Vaccine breakthrough’ cases double in Washington but remain fractional
WEST VIRGINIA
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- West Virginia hospital to quadruple bed count
- WV approves $7 million to build new veterans nursing home
- WVU Medicine and Wheeling Hospital Celebrate Partnership
- Angry over missed appointments, man issues threats against West Virginia hospital; faces charges
- Active COVID-19 cases continue to rise in WV, no new deaths reported
- Hospitals nearing capacity in emergency rooms
WISCONSIN
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- Garbage bags as PPE. Infected staff on duty. Residents found unresponsive. Wisconsin nursing homes during the pandemic.
- UPMC, Advocate Aurora join hospital-at-home initiative backed by Amazon, Intermountain and Ascension
- Wisconsin DHS updates COVID-19 hospital data webpage
- Children’s Wisconsin quickly ramps virtual mental and behavioral health system
- The Wisconsin Association for Home Health Care is calling for an increase in Medicaid reimbursements
- Wisconsin hospital expands emergency heart care
- Investments in telehealth solutions in Wisconsin address the need for members to continue essential care
- 25% of Wisconsin residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Wisconsin: Coronavirus cases down for 3rd day, positivity rate plateaus
WYOMING
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- Wyoming locals forming new hospital after their only hospital cuts services: 10 details
- Wyoming keeps two health orders in place
- A City’s Only Hospital Cut Services. How Locals Fought Back.
- The most vaccine-hesitant counties in America are all in Wyoming, federal models show
- Wyoming Ranks in the Middle of the Country for Children’s Health Care
