The New Year Will Bring More Transparency In Hospital Prices
A new federal health care rule requires hospitals to publicly post prices for every service they offer and break down those prices by component and procedure.
Hospitals
Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals
With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.
The Ripple Effect Of 1 Rural Colorado Doctor Catching The Coronavirus
Hospitals across the country are struggling as staffers get infected with the coronavirus. It's especially tough for small, rural hospitals, where even one doctor out sick can upend patient capacity.
North Carolina Hospitals Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis
The group representing all 130 hospitals in North Carolina has released a statement declaring racism to be a public health crisis.
U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say
An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."
Triad Hospital Executives Reflect On Pandemic And Prepare For The Fall
Local hospital administrators are gearing up to fight both COVID-19 and the flu this fall, and are emphasizing the importance of telehealth.
Some Hospitals Fail To Separate COVID-19 Patients, Putting Others At Risk
Nurses say COVID-19 patients have sometimes been housed in the same units as uninfected patients. While officials have penalized nursing homes for such failures, hospitals have seen less scrutiny.
Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?
Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?
Rural Hospitals Are Sinking Under COVID-19 Financial Pressures
America's rural hospitals were struggling even before the pandemic. Now, the loss of revenue from months of deferred treatments and surgeries have pulled more to the brink, as federal relief fades.
Birx Stokes Hopes That Key Hospital Data Tracking Will Soon Return To CDC
Dr. Deborah Birx says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is creating a new way to track COVID-19 hospitalizations a month after such data collection was moved outside the agency.