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How Hospitals Can Address Clinician Burnout and Improve Workforce Diversity | Health News
After more than a year and a half of battling the coronavirus pandemic, many health care workers are tired as the fight against COVID-19 enters a new phase. As hospitals are once again inundated with patients amid a surging delta variant, health care leaders are balancing the demands of the present while also preparing for the future of the industry, according to a panel of health executives who participated in a recent U.S. News & World Report webinar, part of the ongoing Healthcare of Tomorrow virtual event series. View video from the U.S. News & World Report webinar “Developing … Read more
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Lesbians face health care discrimination, Equitas study shows
Rachel Epperson didn’t see a doctor for four years because she had such a negative experience telling a local practitioner her sexual orientation. Epperson, a 36-year-old lesbian, lives on the West Side with her wife of 11 years. When she came out to a doctor she was seeing for the first time six years ago, the doctor excused herself to pull a nurse in the room. Later, the nurse laughed out loud when Epperson asked about the possibility of spreading HPV to her partner. ‘Doctors are so uninformed’:For transgender Americans, the doctor’s office experience often a difficult one “We … Read more
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ADC Therapeutics Enters Into a Financing Agreement with HealthCare Royalty for Up to $325 Million
ADCT sells capped royalty interest on ZYNLONTATM and Cami for $225 million upon closing with an additional $100 million in potential near-term milestone payments Royalty of 7% terminates upon payment of 2.25x to 2.50x the purchase price Proceeds to be used for continued development and commercialization of ZYNLONTATM and Cami LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 26, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE:ADCT), a commercial-stage biotechnology company leading the development of novel antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat hematological malignancies and solid tumors, today announced it had entered into a royalty purchase agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners (HealthCare Royalty).… Read more
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Arizona, Colorado health information exchanges merge
The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization and Health Current in Arizona have completed a merger they initiated last year, they announced Tuesday. The two health information exchanges will now operate as a combined not-for-profit regional HIE dubbed Contexture. CORHIO and Health Current disclosed plans to merge in late 2020 and signed an affiliation agreement earlier this year. Contexture will serve roughly 1,800 healthcare organizations in Colorado and Arizona. Bringing CORHIO and Health Current together will allow Contexture to more efficiently deliver their existing HIE services, according to the two organizations. The new company also will establish an innovation team dedicated … Read more
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Counties waiting for mental health funding | State
On any given day, four or five people sit in the mental health intake room in the Rogers County Jail for observation. The small space is clean and painted different shades of blue, filled with a few chairs, a cot and a central station for a detention officer to work at. Prisoners can meet with a mental health professional in an office off to the side of the room. Many of the incarcerated people at the 250-person jail have substance abuse issues, said jail administrator Zach Starkey. The facility has a constant flow of people on suicide watch or special … Read more
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Delta Air Lines health surcharge for vaccines could cascade across industries
The airline stopped short of requiring vaccination for its employees. But the move to attach a health premium to unvaccinated employees isn’t without risk, especially with unions involved. Indeed, the Air Line Pilots Association’s Delta Master Executive Council, which represents nearly 13,000 pilots at the airline, almost immediately voiced concerns about the surcharge, saying in a statement that it has advocated “to maintain the right of each individual pilot to consult with his or her medical provider regarding COVID-19 vaccinations or booster doses.” It went on to say that Delta needs to “bargain with the Delta MEC over any employer-mandated … Read more
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