Quality and Safety
Americans will be able to get a free rapid at-home test by request through the federal government.
The agreement provides staffing improvements, and will allow striking nurses to return to their original posts.
The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.
After Houston, El Paso, Austin and Dallas, this is an expansion to a fifth major Texas market.
HIMSS21
Precision dosing can help gear treatment to the patient, explains Sirj Goswami, CEO and cofounder of InsightRX.
The move is due to a critical staffing shortage that has contributed to the loss of approximately 500 medical/surgical and ICU beds.
The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to wane months after the second dose of the primary series.
Initial supply limitations forced the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to make difficult patient prioritization decisions.
HIMSS21
Sensato Cybersecurity CEO John Gomez talks about the cyber threat to medical devices.
The ratio of hospitalizations per number of new cases might show a less severe form of the virus, says Dr. Anthony Fauci.