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Report: Overall cancer deaths decline from 2015-2019
Overall cancer death rates continued to decline between 2015 and 2019 for men, women and children and all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The overall death rate fell an average 2.3% per year in men and 1.9% per year in women, led by declining rates for lung cancer and melanoma.
Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in Paxlovid treatment
Black patients who sought outpatient care for COVID-19 between January and July 2022 were 36% less likely than white patients to receive the antiviral pill Paxlovid, while Hispanic patients were 30% less likely than non-Hispanic patients to receive the treatment, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on sites participating in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.
CMS to host webinar on new No Surprises Act dispute resolution form
On Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar to review and answer questions about its new web form for submitting Notice of Offers to certified Independent Dispute Resolution entities under the No Surprises Act. The webinar also will review changes to the Notice of Initiation web form.
CMS updates COVID-19 vaccination guidance for health care providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday updated its COVID-19 guidance pertaining to vaccination requirements for health care providers. The updated guidance for health care providers includes changes to CMS’ surveyor guidance, and possible associated enforcement action, for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and other health care providers.
CMS Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance for Health Care Providers
This document outlines changes to CMS’ guidance on the vaccination of health care providers against COVID-19.
Joint Commission issues list to reduce diagnostic errors
The Joint Commission this week released a list of 10 practices hospital leaders can pursue to reduce diagnostic errors. Published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Joint Commission creates health equity resource center
The Joint Commission created a Health Care Equity Accreditation Standards & Resource Center to help organizations meet its health care equity standards, which go into effect in January 2023.
HHS invests $13 million to bolster nursing education
The Department of Health and Human Services last week announced it was awarding $13 million to strengthen nursing education.
Study explores pandemic’s impact on long-term care aides
A study concluded long-term care aides must have more support, including adequate staffing levels and resources, pandemic preparedness and mental health assistance.
Dwindling COVID-19 funds diminish health equity
The declining federal funding for COVID-19 “risks a backslide in pandemic protection, with disproportionate effects on the most vulnerable Americans,” states a commentary in the American Journal of Infection Control.