Premier has pledged to attack hospital drug shortages
Premier, healthcare management company, has created a new subsidiary to focus exclusively on drugs that are perpetually in shortage. ProvideGX
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Month: February 2019
Findings make a fiscal case for increasing prevention efforts
A new Harvard study has found healthcare spending among the Medicare population age 65 and older has slowed dramatically since
Read MoreTrump Highlights Health Agenda With Vow To Lower ‘Unfair’ Drug Prices
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) It was not the centerpiece, but health was a persistent theme in President
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day, give your heart some love
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Although love songs might tell you otherwise, a broken heart can’t kill you—but heart disease can. Heart disease is
Read MoreDrug-resistant bacteria may thrive in certain hospital sink drains, study finds
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital sinks stationed near toilets in patient rooms may act as reservoirs for Klebsiella
Read MoreScans Show Women’s Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Women tend to have more youthful brains than their male counterparts — at least when
Read MoreIdeas To Curb Surprise Medical Bills Percolate With Rare Bipartisan Push
(By Shefali Luthra and Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Surrounded by patients who told horror stories of being stuck
Read MoreWATCH: What is a biosimilar, exactly?
(By Damian Garde for STAT) They’re meant to save money for the health care system, carve into pharma’s profits, and
Read MoreInfluenza A dominates as flu activity heightens: 5 things to know
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) As U.S. flu activity increases, the CDC has confirmed 43,071 positive respiratory specimens
Read MoreHealthcare costs threaten to throw your entire retirement way off track
According to a recent study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the average retiree age 75 and
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