January 2024

By Rhitu Chatterjee – Health Inc. Americans with mental health conditions often can’t get treatment, a new report finds. Roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, though they had health insurance. And only a third of insured people who visited an emergency department or hospital […]

Erica Carbajal – Thursday, January 11th, 2024 – Becker’s Hospital Review Cancer diagnosis rates among people under 50 are on the rise. In the U.S, the rate among this group jumped nearly 13% from 2000 — when it was 95.6 cases per 100,000 people — to 107.8 by 2019. Physicians and scientists are baffled, scrambling

Erica Carbajal – Monday, January 8th, 2024 – Becker’s Hospital Review Robin Tice, BSN, RN, started her nursing career as a licensed vocational nurse at Eastland (Texas) Memorial Hospital about 14 years ago. Today, she serves as chief nursing officer of the facility. After becoming a registered nurse and a few several-year stints at larger

Laura Dyrda (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review The patient experience has elevated as a priority for health systems over the last few years as patient expectations increased and competition for healthcare dollars heats up. Hospitals and health systems are leveraging technology and reimagining the healthcare journey to meet patient demands. Many are implementing self-scheduling, patient

Scott Becker and Molly Gamble – Becker’s Hospital Review Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 The year begins with a number of challenges that have only intensified for U.S. healthcare providers. Below are a dozen trends and issues that commanded our attention throughout 2023 and hold our curiosity in the year ahead. These patterns and shifts directly

— States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years by Rachael Robertson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today January 5, 2024 Problems with the veterinary sedative xylazine — also known as “tranq” — appeared to be concentrated in the eastern U.S. but were spread across the entire country, a cross-sectional study