Becker's Hospital Review

OIG Issues Favorable Opinion for Sleep Testing Provider, Hospital Agreement Under the Anti-Kickback Statute — Opinion Driven by Lack of Physician Involvement

The HHS Office of the Inspector General has released an advisory opinion regarding an arrangement between a sleep testing provider and a hospital-owned sleep testing facility, in which the testing ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Pediatric hospital respiratory testing costs surge past $100M: Study

Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children’s hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, ...
The Marshall Project

Having a Baby? 5 Tips to Avoid Problems From Flawed Drug Testing at the Hospital

The Marshall Project has reported extensively on hospital drug testing of pregnant patients. Hospitals routinely use drug tests that are fast and cheap, but are highly prone to misinterpretation and ...
cnycentral

Upstate University Hospital reimplements masking, COVID testing due to EG.5 variant spread

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital employees received notice Thursday morning that the hospital will be putting masking and COVID testing policies back in place. Effective immediately, staff ...
Healio

Hospital intervention increased STI testing among at-risk adolescents

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 14 months, a hospital increased its STI testing rate among high-risk patients from 12% to 59%. The ...