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White House initiative to focus on women’s health research

First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council will lead an initiative focused on improving women’s health research, with multiple agencies directed to deliver recommendations by the end of December.

HHS forms advisory committee on long COVID-19

The Department of Health and Human Services seeks nominations to serve on its advisory committee on long COVID-19.

AHA files amicus in case challenging NLRB joint-employer rule

AHA Nov. 20 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others claiming the National Labor Relations Board’s new rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act violates the Administrative Procedure Act.

Episode 6: Using Cybersecurity Data to Maintain Financial Sustainability

In this episode, host John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the AHA is joined by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal for Medigate by Claroty; Skip Sorrels, Director of Cybersecurity for Ascension; and Greg Garneau, Chief Information Security Officer for Marshfield Clinic. In this insightful discussion, learn how hospitals leverage cybersecurity data to produce significant results, reduce inventory, optimize allocation of existing underutilized machines, decrease costs by adjusting maintenance contracts based on utilization rates, and more.

Bringing nature to nurses can improve mental health

Spending more time in nature can improve nurses’ moods and concentration as well as rejuvenate energy levels, leading to better patient care.

Clinical decision support improves use of blood clot prevention measures

Providers who had access to a clinical decision support tool used measures to prevent blood clotting in more than 80% of hospital inpatient stays and almost 14% of discharges, a study found.
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CMS Issues Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 16 released its proposed standards for qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through the health insurance marketplaces for 2025.

CDC: Childhood cancer disparities rise

The cancer death rate for children ages 19 and under in the U.S. fell 24% from 2.75 to 2.1 per 100,000 people from 2001 to 2021, but declines stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FDA takes steps to reduce pulse oximeter disparities

The Food and Drug Administration this week released a discussion paper on improving the accuracy of pulse oximeter devices for people with darker skin pigmentation.

Most Black, Hispanic people plan to get COVID-19 vaccine

Nearly 60% of Black and Hispanic adults have gotten or plan to get the most recent COVID-19 vaccine compared with 42% of white adults, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey.