Medicare Advantage plans see racial disparities in care | Cedars-Sinai workers set strike date

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Friday, April 29, 2022 Friday, April 29, 2022 CMS report details health disparities among Medicare Advantage enrollees Black, American Indian and Alaska Native enrollees ranked lowest on clinical measures among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, according to a CMS-RAND Corp. study. Read More > Cedars-Sinai workers set strike date Two thousand workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles could strike May 9 over unfair labor practices, safety concerns, short staffing and low wages. Read More > UCM Digital Health forms partnership to launch mobile integrated healthcare nationwide The 24/7 healthcare provider plans to increase the quality of patient care by expanding access to paramedic and other emergency services. Read More > MH Magazine Exclusive Both nurses and health systems benefit from professional development programs In a development that could benefit students and the industry’s labor shortages, hospitals and academic institutions are teaming up, creating new ways to train, recruit and retain nurses. Read More > Cerebral faces lawsuit from former executive Digital mental health company Cerebral is facing a lawsuit from a former executive who alleges the company fired him for speaking out against its unlawful business practices.  Read More > MH Magazine Exclusive Commentary: Medicaid needs partners to smooth the off-ramp for millions of Americans The stakes are high, as millions could lose their Medicaid and CHIP coverage, with significant implications for equity and the healthcare safety net, specifically hospitals, clinics and federally qualified health centers. Read More > University Hospitals joins Unite Us platform linking healthcare, social services The Unite Ohio platform, managed by New York-based technology company Unite Us, was launched in 2020 in partnership with MetroHealth. Cleveland Clinic joined last year, and with UH's partnership, all three systems now are partnering with the network that connects health and social organizations and facilitates referrals among them. Read More > At U.S. hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away Safety advocates say errors like these could be prevented by requiring nurses to type in at least five letters of a drug’s name when searching hospital cabinets. Read More > FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children, along with complaints from politicians bemoaning the slow pace of the process. Read More > SPONSORED CONTENT Connect with Us Our Mission “Modern Healthcare empowers industry leaders to succeed by providing unbiased reporting of the news, insights, analysis and data.” Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email Editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to chunduri22.covid@blogger.com To ensure delivery of our newsletters to your inbox, please add modernhealthcare@e.crainalerts.com to your address book. Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2022 Modern Healthcare 150 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 United States Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions