SPOTLIGHT -
Health care professional burnout must be top national priority, surgeon general says
Medical staff, pushed past their breaking point, say something has to change.
The 4 principles for primary care, specialist collaboration
Lack of coordination can lead to fragmentation, errors, patient frustration.
Insider threats pose risk to health care cybersecurity
Federal agency outlines risks, behavioral indicators of disgruntled workers.
Uncertainty leads to slow down in health care mergers and acquisitions
Report says hospitals could face insolvency as telehealth attracts new investments.
Biden’s 2022 national drug control strategy receives support from ACP
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has given their endorsement for President Joe Biden’s 2022 National Drug Control Strategy.
How much time is being spent on EHRs?
Study compiles data, finds multiple specialties affected.
More information on e-cigarettes needed to communicate with patients
Devices could help patients reduce or stop using tobacco, researchers say.
Legislation targets mental health effects of COVID-19
Lawmakers want to expand telehealth options for children, cognitive research.
Plan announced to reduce medical debt hardship
Strategies deal with bill collection, credit ratings, veterans debt, consumer rights.
Did FDA approval impact COVID-19 vaccine acceptance?
Poll respondents ‘hesitant,’ ‘resistant’ to get Pfizer-BioNTech shots
Overdose deaths due to fentanyl in teen spiked during pandemic
Exponential rise in death rate is historic, even as adolescent drug use is low.
Using COVID-19 vaccine wastage data to improve future programs
Wastage data published for first two months of 2021.
Survey uncovers lack of satisfaction in the value of care
More Americans “priced out of the system,” survey finds.
What led to negative COVID-19 vaccine perceptions on Twitter
A study examined 4 million posts on social media site in 2021.
Work on social factors could lead to improvement in health care and lower costs
More time, resources needed to assist patients, overcome barriers.
Examining the impact of vaccine mandates
Attitudes change over time but people need convincing.
What led to higher COVID-19 death rates among the Black population?
Racism important for understanding health care disparities
ACP urges lawmakers to pass more funding to fight COVID-19
Physicians’ group cites CDC data in letter to lawmakers.
Work-life balance is important for the first job of new doctors
Other factors that play an important role include work schedule and location.
Health care facilities with COVID-19 citations, complaints to be reinspected by OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will do a series of re-inspections over a 3 month period to examine precautions against the disease for health care employees.
Barriers to primary care seen by transgender patients
Experiences relevant for rural patients
Vaccine misinformation blocked by Facebook policy
Social media is often a ‘critical challenge for public health.’