Amid a tight labor market and nationwide labor shortage, healthcare organizations already have their work cut out when it comes to filling vacant roles and retaining staff. 

Hospital and health systems saw incremental economic improvements in March, with rising margins and fewer COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. 

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans (59%) have experienced concerns about either their own mental health or that of family and friends.

A large proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) end up in emergency rooms (ERs), but there are inherent issues with most hospital ERs handing off these patients to electrophysiologists for follow-up care.

Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital were able to predict with 83% accuracy if patients were going to be a no-show at the time of their appointment.

The program is run by MeMD, a telehealth provider Walmart acquired last year.

The 400+ closures projected for 2022 are nearly double the next highest year, when 220 nursing homes closed in 2019.

These recommendations, the group emphasized, do not include patients with a history of CVD or those who are already taking aspirin for another reason.