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Commonwealth Fund: COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 18M hospitalizations, 3M deaths

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Commonwealth Fund: COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 18M hospitalizations, 3M deaths. Tue, 12/13/2022 - 15:04.

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CDC releases field-tested guidance for hospital CEOs tackling their workers' mental health

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s campaign against healthcare worker burnout took a step forward this week with the release of a new instructional guide for executive-level hos | The free resource was developed alongside the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation and informed by a six-month, six-hospital pilot across CommonSpirit (..)

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KFF: Preventable COVID hospitalizations among unvaccinated cost U.S. health system $2.3B

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KFF: Preventable COVID hospitalizations among unvaccinated cost U.S. health system $2.3B. Mon, 08/23/2021 - 16:01.

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AHA, hospital groups file court brief asking to restore ACA preventive services mandate

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The medical associations said preventive health services are essential to increase longevity and quality of life, and that medical evidence should dictate preventive care recommendations rather than political considerations.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Preventable hospitalization costs among unvaccinated patients surged to $3.7B in August, KFF says

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More than 280,000 hospitalizations from COVID-19 between June and August could have been prevented by vaccination, researchers found.

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KFF: System-wide costs of preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations nearly tripled to $5.7B in August

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KFF: System-wide costs of preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations nearly tripled to $5.7B Tue, 09/14/2021 - 11:34.