New Hospital Programme admits 50% vacancy rate amid recruitment problems
The New Hospital Programme team has faced issues recruiting to internal roles and recently had a 50 per cent vacancy rate, the government has admitted. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Maury Regional Health CEO opposes HCA's Spring Hill hospital plans
HCA Healthcare's TriStar Division's new hospital plans are not going unopposed. Here's who has spoken out against the proposed $250 million hospital and why. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nikki Ross Source Type: news
Safety Risks Persist With Out-of-Hospital Births Safety Risks Persist With Out-of-Hospital Births
The incidence of perinatal risks for out-of-hospital births ranged individually from 0.2% to 28.54% among birthing-center births and from 0.32% to 24.4% for planned home births, a new study found.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Do you consume protein supplements for health gains? Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl has a serious warning for you
A recent study exposes alarming findings about protein supplements, uncovering mislabeling, toxin contamination, and potential health risks. Led by researchers from Rajagiri Hospital in Kerala and a US-based tech entrepreneur, the study highlights the urgent need for stricter regulation in the supplement industry. Misleading labels and harmful toxins pose significant health hazards, prompting caution among consumers. The study's revelations underscore the importance of informed decision-making and regulatory reform to ensure product safety. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Virtual doctor, virtual waiting room: New tech holds promise of speeding up ER wait times
As the Canadian health-care system struggles to deal with staffing shortages, some hospitals are turning to virtual technology they believe could move patients through the emergency room more efficiently. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
CT-based deep learning identifies patients at further lung cancer risk
A CT-based deep learning model can identify individuals with clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at high risk of further disease, researchers have found.
A model developed by a team led by Kwon Joong Na, MD, of Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine in South Korea demonstrated an area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 0.86 for predicting recurrence of disease at two-years post procedure. The group's results were published April 16 in Radiology.
Lobectomy has traditionally been the standard approach for treating early-stage lung cancer, but new research has suggested that s...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
NHS England U-turns on plans to cut practitioner mental health service
NHS England has U-turned on plans to cut funding for a mental health support service following strong criticism from the profession, and will allow new registrations from hospital staff for another year. On Friday, Practitioner Health said NHS England was ‘undertaking a review’ for the support offer across all NHS staff groups, to consider ‘long term sustainable... Read moreThe post NHS England U-turns on plans to cut practitioner mental health service appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 16, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Addiction and mental health Clinical Latest news Source Type: news
Max Healthcare Institute to invest Rs 5,000 cr on doubling bed capacity in 4-5 years
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd plans to invest Rs 2,500 crore in Uttar Pradesh (UP) which includes setting up of a new 500 beds hospital on 5.6-acre parcel of land located at Shaheed Path and augmentation of capacity of the acquired facility. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Max Healthcare readies Rs 5,500-crore outlay for capacity expansion
Max Healthcare has 4,000 beds, mainly concentrated in Delhi NCR. Of the fresh capacity, about 2,600 beds will become available over the next four years. The hospital chain is planning to open 300 beds in Delhi shortly besides commissioning 1,000 beds each in FY25 and FY26. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ChatGPT-4 matches radiologists in flagging errors on reports
In this study, the researchers intentionally inserted 150 errors from five error categories (omission, insertion, spelling, side confusion and “other”) into 100 of the 200 reports and tasked the ChatGPT-4 and two senior radiologists, two attending physicians, and two residents with detecting these errors.
ChatGPT-4’s detection rate was 82.7% (124 of 150), while the error detection rates were 89.3% for senior radiologists (134 out of 150) and 80% for attending radiologists and radiology residents (120 out of 150), on average, the researchers found.
In addition, GPT-4 required less processing time per radiology repor...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
How Aetna collaborates with providers to improve health care for North Carolinians
In today ’s challenging health care environment, health insurers and providers — including the doctors, clinicians, hospitals and others that provide care — have an unprecedented opportunity to work together toward achieving quality health outcomes and controlling costs.
The overall cost of health ca re continues to rise as providers face revenue and supply cost challenges, while health insurers strive to maintain health benefit affordability for customers. Thankfully, common ground exists,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jim Bostian Source Type: news
Alcohol-fueled hospital visits are spiking among middle-aged women, study says: ‘We simply just don’t know what’s causing this’
Alcohol-related health complications soared among middle-aged women during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that calls for heightened attention to alcohol use disorder risk factors in this subset of the U.S. population. From April 2020 through September 2021,…#healthforum #ald #bryantshuey #aud #shuey #medicareadvantage #nonebombshell #cdc #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Medical Properties Trust Stock Popped Today
Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) soared 18.8% on Monday after the healthcare facilities-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) announced a major asset sale. Late Friday, the company said it had sold its interests in five Utah hospitals to a newly formed joint venture with an…#utah #australian #newjersey #primehealthcare #stewardhealthcare #unitedhealth #stewardhealth #stevesymington #unitedhealthgroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical Properties Trust selling spree continues, Utah deal closes
Medical Properties Trust has sold the majority of its interests in five Utah hospitals for $886 million, the hospital landlord said Friday. The hospitals included in the deal are currently leased to a subsidiary of CommonSpirit Health. • The buyer is an unspecified investment firm’s newly formed…#utah #commonspirithealth #mpt #primehealthcare #birmingham #dallas #stewardhealthcares #steward #edwardkaldagjr #aldag (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
