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Trustees Share Heartfelt Messages with Rural Hospital Staff

At Coffey Health System, the board of trustees shows its appreciation to hospital staff.

NUBC Announcement for COVID-19 Claims

NUBC Announcements
The NUBC met on March 23rd and issued guidance for properly identifying institutional claims

Breathing life into design

Health and wellness destination Lee Health Coconut Point is designed to foster holistic care.

Ransomware attacks targeting remote workforce

DHS and others publish cybersecurity guidance as Microsoft warns of ransomware attacks

Millennials and Mobilization: Health Care Communications in the Digital Age

On-Demand Educational Webinars
[ON-DEMAND CONFERENCE SESSION] With millennials expected to dominate the nurse workforce in the 2020s, there is a growing preference and inclination towards digital, social and text-based communications in the workplace. At the same time, hospitals are navigating difficult business realities as they look for ways to consolidate and cut costs. This is not only changing the face of employee communications, but has also formed fertile ground for union activity. From Facebook groups to hashtag campaigns, the explosion of social media has offered a powerful way for the labor movement to mobilize hundreds – if not thousands – of members, potential members and advocates. They have seized this opportunity in innovative, sophisticated ways to recruit and to win over millenials in particular. In this session explore some of these tactics being used in the health care field as well as offer recommendations on what companies can do prepare themselves and communicate more effectively in the digital age.

CDC reports dramatic hepatitis C increases, revises screening recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a tripling of hepatitis C cases over the past decade, with the highest rate of infections occurring in younger adults between 20-39 years old.

CMS approves Section 1135 waivers for Puerto Rico and Northern Mariana Islands

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently granted Section 1135 Medicaid waivers for the COVID-19 emergency to Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

HHS partners to develop COVID-19 immunotherapies; plasma donation encouraged

Collaborating with non-governmental organizations, the Department of Health and Human Services is working to develop convalescent plasma and hyperimmune globulin immunotherapies for COVID-19 patients.

CMS: 3-day waiver also applies to swing-bed care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified that the agency is waiving the Medicare coverage requirement for a three-day prior hospitalization requirement for both skilled nursing facilities and swing-bed services.