Quality and Safety

Yesterday, 1,900 Americans died from COVID-19, says HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, in announcing $103 million for healthcare workforce.

Hospitalizations, drug and device shortages, and employee illness and burnout may continue through 2022, AHA says.

Patients had a high level of trust in pharmacists to complete most activities, including prescribing medications and providing counseling.

Zach Fink, CEO of VyTrac, brought technology to Puerto Rico for healthcare access post-hurricane. Other locations have found it useful in routine care.

At 81% approval from the public, nurses far outperform even the second-place profession, medical doctors, who grabbed a 67% rating.

The Justices upheld mandates for healthcare workers but say OSHA standards overstepped federal power.

<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This week's top stories include a class action complaint filed following a data breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and New York's booster requirement that aims to protect the health of a stretched-thin workforce.</span></span></span></p>

Lack of integration with Brown and the affiliated teaching hospitals restricts economic development in Rhode Island, report finds.

Currently, Aduhelm, made by Biogen, is the only monoclonal antibody approved by the FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

The current results stand in contrast to recent studies that found most mergers do not improve quality or safety.