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Medicaid reimbursement was linked to more billed postpartum depression screens and a greater likelihood of the mother getting diagnosed and treated, according to a cohort study of nearly 137,900 births in Colorado.
Seven states had at least 25% of their hospitals report they are no longer providing obstetric services, according to a Health Affairs study on the decline of obstetric services in rural and urban hospitals nationwide from 2010-2022.
COVID-19 cases likely are increasing in 25 states, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
A government initiative to distribute a guide for hospital leaders to improve systems to support their employees is imperiled due to cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a division within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nursing educators should invest time and community resources to determine how to best use generative artificial intelligence, concludes a Vanderbilt University pilot study.
The American Hospital Association released a resource showing how Ochsner Health is reducing sepsis.
Simulation-based learning is useful in teaching about stigma and marginalization in health care interactions with a variety of historically marginalized populations, according to a scoping study published in Nursing Outlook.
In a podcast released this week, American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack discussed the provisions contained in the recently passed budget reconciliation bill, noting 11.8 million people will lose their current coverage.
A bipartisan, bicameral bill would extend certain Medicare waivers authorizing the hospital-at-home care program.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation to repeal some of the Medicaid funding reductions in the recently enacted reconciliation package.