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5 reasons not to (solely) blame insurance companies for what ails US healthcare
As this midterm-election year barrels toward decision day, health insurers continue taking punches from both political parties. The piling-on might be as unfair as it is understandable.
How long will we accept patients languishing in the ER as normal? (asks a firsthand witness to ‘boarding’ who’s also a distinguished journalist and an erstwhile ER doctor)
Boarding is hospital-speak for when patients get left in the emergency department, typically on gurneys or in wheelchairs, for many hours—sometimes days—because no inpatient beds are available.
First bedside procedure of its kind performed by traveling clinicians on premature infant
The 22-week-old patient was successfully treated by a traveling cardiologist—all without being transported to the cath lab.
An ‘AI-native’—and lavishly funded—medical center grows in Texas
The largest single component of the overall project is likely to be the high-tech, high-touch hospital that’s now slated for opening in 2030.
Middle-aged Americans who exercise now will enjoy longer, healthier lives later
The more you maintain good physical fitness from your mid-40s to your mid-60s, the likelier you are to add years to your life and life to your later years.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Clinical, IT leaders plan to boost spending on AI, other technologies

Look for AI, 5G and big data analytics to lead all other emerging technologies in reshaping U.S. healthcare over the next several years.

Travel nurses are happier: Here's why

For starters, travel positions in healthcare are known to come with higher compensation.

Heart specialists receive nearly $30M to study PCI and CABG among underrepresented patient groups

Teams from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Weill Cornell Medicine will collaborate on the research.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the last few days.

New U.S. guidelines on chronic coronary disease rethink use of beta-blockers, other medications

The updated recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association cover a variety of topics, including patient communication, follow-up imaging, nutritional supplements and more.

Medical malpractice gavel diagnostic error mistake stethoscope

Diagnostic errors linked to nearly 800,000 deaths or serious injuries per year in US alone

Five conditions—lung cancer, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia and venous thromboembolism—caused the most frequent serious harm.

Only 38% of patients receive appropriate follow-up care for incidental pulmonary nodules

The findings were derived from 2,500 cases diagnosed between 2018-2019 at an urban tertiary care center and followed for two years afterward.

Care Delivery

5 reasons not to (solely) blame insurance companies for what ails US healthcare

How long will we accept patients languishing in the ER as normal? (asks a firsthand witness to ‘boarding’ who’s also a distinguished journalist and an erstwhile ER doctor)

First bedside procedure of its kind performed by traveling clinicians on premature infant

An ‘AI-native’—and lavishly funded—medical center grows in Texas

Middle-aged Americans who exercise now will enjoy longer, healthier lives later