OREGON, November 7, 2024 – Oregon’s wine community is set to host its highly anticipated “Salud!” The Oregon Pinot Noir Auction is a two-day event celebrating the region's world-class Pinot Noir while raising critical funds for medical services benefiting vineyard managers and their families. This year's auction marks a significant milestone in Salud!'s 33-year commitment to providing accessible healthcare and removing barriers to Oregon's wine industry's essential workforce. Event details Pino Party date: Friday, November 8, 2024 Time: 4pm – 7pm Location: Clubhouse at Domaine Celine, Dundee Hills Gala Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 Time: 5pm Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Portland…
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Dimalik / iStock a progress report The incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in U.S. hospitals decreased in 2023, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The 2023 National and State HAI Progress Report, based on data provided by 38,000 acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network, finds that overall patient numbers has been shown to be decreasing. HAI comparison with 2022. The decline, seen primarily in acute care hospitals, reflects a continued downward trend in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
At least four states, including California, have introduced rental housing deposit assistance as part of their Medicaid benefits. A new paper by authors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health and others shows that this type of benefit, offered as part of California's Whole Person Care Pilot Program, is changing hospitals, emergency departments, outpatients and other health care. We are evaluating whether it has brought about this. use. According to the study authors, “interventions that directly provide housing, such as permanent supportive housing and hotel placement, have been shown to reduce health spending and hospital utilization.” “Several…
According to Helen Giza, new popular weight loss drugs such as Wigoby and Ozempic have additional benefits. It has the potential to extend the lifespan of people with chronic kidney disease.The new weight-loss jab is expected to be transformative for Mr Giza, who runs Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world's largest dialysis and kidney services company, and the patients it serves.Giza, a native of Wales, joined by video link from Chicago, where he is preparing to begin advanced dialysis treatment in the United States.The £8bn company grew out of a pharmaceutical business founded in 1912 by German pharmacist Dr Eduard…
The European Union Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA), in collaboration with the Hungarian National Cybersecurity Center and Semmelweis University, will host the 9th eHealth Security Conference. This day-long event focused on eHealth cybersecurity challenges and was held in Budapest on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. In recent years, healthcare data and systems have become a prime target for cybercrime. The complex healthcare ecosystem faces several cybersecurity challenges and can be easily compromised by ransomware, cybercrime, malicious actors, phishing campaigns, and more. The eHealth Security Conference facilitates the exchange of valuable insights into these growing challenges and strengthens collaboration with the public in this…
listen to article 10 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. On Wednesday, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump was elected for a second time to the nation's highest office, reintroducing an administration that has brought significant disruption to the U.S. health care industry. President Trump's first term, from 2016 to 2020, was marked by efforts to chip away at key tenets of the Affordable Care Act, roll back Medicaid, and deregulate the health care industry. Trump has been vague about his health policy goals during the campaign, with polls showing…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 6, 2024) — University of Kentucky Co-Executive Vice Presidents for Health Affairs (EVPHA) Eric N. Monday and Robert S. DiPaola issued the following message to the UK healthcare community on Wednesday: sent. **** We are very pleased to announce that Chris DeSimone and Tim Slocum have been appointed Executive Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively. Dr. DeSimone will begin his work as Executive CMO immediately, replacing the acting role he has held since last year. Mr. Slocum joins from Tennessee with his family and is scheduled to begin work at UK Healthcare…
Immigration, the economy, and the candidate's personality dominated the presidential election that former President Donald Trump won in a landslide yesterday. Medical issues remained largely in the background, except for abortion and a few remarks by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on fluoridation during his final weekend.Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, said in mid-October, “There is no discussion of major health care reform that would attract national attention, and there are no major health care proposals from either candidate.'' “This is not a 'medical election,'” he wrote.But now that Trump has won and Republicans have gained a majority in…
President-elect Donald Trump has not yet declared a comprehensive health care policy.Getty Images As the country prepares for President Donald Trump's second term in office, there has been no in-depth discussion on health care. Nevertheless, improving the systems that make up 20 percent of our economy is as important as ever. Here are 10 actionable steps that can significantly improve the U.S. health care system by expanding access, reducing costs, and helping improve the health and well-being of millions of Americans. I will. 1) Medicare eligibility age Every day, 11,000 Americans enroll in Medicare, many of whom have never used…
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in October. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, is one of Trump's top health advisers. Alex Brandon/AP Hide Caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's election victory and upcoming return to the White House could bring about changes that would reduce the nation's public health insurance program, potentially increasing the uninsured rate, while also reducing abortion and other It would impose new barriers to reproductive health care. Its effects will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., including the erosion of consumer protections in the Affordable…