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Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage patient hydration

8:00am November 19, 2024

Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing protocols for administering drugs and hydration through IVs.

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A House-passed bill would equalize what Medicare pays when certain infusions are given in a hospital with what it pays when they're given in other health care settings. The hospital lobby is fighting it ferociously in the Senate.

Health & Safety
Politics & Government

Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars

5:00am February 13, 2024

Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to "site-neutral payments" doesn't become law.

Matt Ashley, a senior technologist at Johnson Memorial Health in Franklin, Indiana, is part of a small IT team that spent months helping the hospital recover after a crippling cyberattack in 2021.

Health & Safety

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover

5:00am May 08, 2023

by Farah Yousry

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars and expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.