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The International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre, in partnership with Deloitte, launched a Sustainability Accelerator Tool Oct. 24 to help hospital and health care leaders assess and track organizational efforts to reduce emissions and promote environmental stewardship.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oct. 23 released interim guidance for clinicians with limited access to the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab, recently approved to prevent respiratory syncytial virus in children aged 2 and under.
The share of health workers who reported feeling threatened or harassed by patients or others at work more than doubled between 2018 and 2022 to 13.4%, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report based on national survey data.
The Food and Drug Administration recently extended to 30 months the shelf life for certain lots of Gohibic (vilobelimab), authorized for emergency use to treat COVID-19 in certain hospitalized adults.
Hospital systems make it easier to access and coordinate care, according to a national survey of their patients conducted by Morning Consult for the AHA.
Two leaders from South Dakota-based Monument Health discuss the rural health system’s health equity journey, which captured this year’s AHA Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award for excellence in advancing health equity in rural or small communities.
Oct. 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an opportunity for the public to safely dispose of unwanted or expired tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center this week alerted organizations to a critical vulnerability affecting certain versions of the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server that enables malicious actors to obtain access…
WellSpan Health’s Specialized Treatment and Recovery Team in York County, Pa., provides integrated care for patients considered too complex for conventional outpatient treatment or who require immediate access to car
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Oct. 18 released a resource for health care providers who choose to educate patients about telehealth privacy and security, noting that the HIPAA rules do not require it.