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KHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken

Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a KHN investigation has found. That means people are once again tapping into Medicaid, Medicare, and other taxpayer-funded federal…

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A comprehensive guide to patient care with different age groups

Patient care is not a one-size-fits-all practice; it requires specific considerations for different age groups. The demographics of patients’ needs are varied. To cater to different patients’ age groups, skills for on-the-job nursing care need to be diverse. If patient care teams are overlapped, patients’ safety will be at risk.…

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Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

BEIJING — Experiencing a surge in COVID-19 situations, China is placing up a lot more intensive care facilities and attempting to bolster hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of individuals to their households, crushed financial growth and set off protests. President Xi Jinping’s government is officially…

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Bullies in white coats? ‘Too many’ health care workers experience toxic workplaces, studies show

Some bullies wear white coats, new research reveals. While health care workers aim to treat their patients with compassion, empathy and respect, a significant number don’t follow those same ideals when working with each other, according to an article published recently by Massachusetts General Hospital. Christine Porath, Ph.D, an expert…

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Hospital shutdown in Pennsylvania spurs questions about private equity in health care

Just after a car or truck accident last month, Latifa Dixon, a mom of two, arrived at the emergency room at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia only to discover the ER experienced just shut down. Twenty-8-calendar year-aged Cecilia Vizuete, who was getting trouble feeding her just one-calendar year-previous…