FAST STATS
The KFF Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor, an ongoing research project by the Kaiser Family Foundation, tracks the public’s attitudes and experiences with Covid-19 vaccinations. The surveys were conducted October 14 - 24, 2021.
38% of adults surveyed said they believe the
government is exaggerating the number of Covid-19 deaths
18%
of adults surveyed said they believe that deaths resulting from Covid-19 vaccines are being intentionally hidden by the government.
of adults surveyed said they believe you can get Covid-19 from the vaccine.
14% 42%
of unvaccinated U.S. adults are age 30- 49. This represents the largest block of
unvaccinated U.S. adults during the survey period.
1 IN 5
adults who were either vaccine hesitant or resistant in June 2021 had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination by September 22, 2021.
1 IN 3
adults who received a fi rst Covid-19 vaccine dose between June 1 and Sept. 22, 2021 said that knowing someone who got seriously ill or died from the disease was a major reason they decided to get vaccinated.
39% of adults who received a fi rst Covid-19
vaccine dose between June 1 and Sept. 22, 2021 said the Delta variant was a major reason they decided to get vaccinated.
19% of adults who received a fi rst Covid-19
vaccine dose between June 1 and Sept. 22, 2021 said that social pressure from family and friends was a major reason they decided to get vaccinated.
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NEWSWIRE
Where are America’s most cost-effi cient hospitals? new analysis identifi es the most cost- effi cient hospitals in merica and high- lights how potentially billions of dollars could be saved in the nations Medicare program. he analysis from the own nstitute,
a healthcare think tank, uncovered big differences in the cost of care between hospitals, even those within the same city. he study analyed data from more
than , hospitals, looking at how much Medicare was billed and comparing that to how many patients died, both and days from admission. mong hospitals with average -day mortality rates, according to a own nsti- tute press release, costs ranged from , to , per patient. he study shows that if all hospitals matched the perfor- mance of the countrys most cost-effi cient hospitals, there would be billion in Medicare savings each year. most cost-effi cient hospitals in merica Pinnacle ospital (Crown Point, ) Saint Marys Regional Medical Center (Reno, )
Mercy Medical Center ubuque (ubuque, )
Encino ospital Medical Center (Encino, C)
Park Ridge ealth (endersonville, C) Oroville ospital (Oroville, C) Saint Michaels Medical Center (ewark, )
UnityPoint ealth - Meriter (Madison, W)
East iverpool City ospital (East iv- erpool, O)
Maple rove ospital (Maple rove, M) he nstitute tracked Medicare patients hospitalied from - using claims data and adusted both mortality rates and cost based on patient risk. otal Medicare cost included claims from inpatient hos- pitaliations and post-discharge claims (hospice, skilled nursing facilities, etc). ospitals with the lowest mortality rates and lowest costs received the best scores on cost effi ciency. he study is part of the own ospitals nde. full methodology for the cost effi ciency rankings is available.
IAHCSMM adds federal lobbyist to help secure hazard pay for SPD professionals he nternational ssociation of ealth- care Central Service Materiel Management (CSMM) has oined forces with the ssociation of Surgical echnologists in hiring a federal lobbying fi rm, Mcllister
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uinn, to help enact haard pay for ster- ile processors, surgical technologists and surgical assistants for their work during CO- in and . Currently, the federal legislation does
not include sterile processors. he lobby- ing fi rm will work to add sterile proces- sors to the legislation along with trying to secure passage of the legislation. Sterile processors are important mem-
bers of the healthcare team and have played an increasingly critical role during the CO- pandemic. ot only are Sterile Processing technicians responsible for ensuring that equipment and instru- ments used during surgical procedures are properly decontaminated, cleaned, inspected, and sterilied prior to patient use, the pandemic has led a growing number of technicians to also become responsible for steriliing certain types of personal protective equipment under U.S. ood and rug dministrations emergency use authoriation. Sterile processors are high-risk health-
care workers and should be included in this legislation, said osephine M. Colacci, Esq., irector of overnment ffairs for CSMM. hese professionals have been responsible for steriliing some types of personal protective equipment, including respirators therefore, there should be no doubt that sterile processors deserve haard pay for their efforts dur- ing the CO- pandemic. his is a great team effort by CSMM and the ssociation of Surgical echnologists to hire federal lobbying support.
Rankings announced for the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2021 artner, nc. has released its th annual artner ealthcare Supply Chain op ranking. o re ect growing maturity across the healthcare and life sciences sup- ply chain, the ranking now solely focuses on U.S. health systems. Were making the move to an all- healthcare-provider ranking because we recognie that the healthcare supply chain has made signifi cant progress in sie, scope and capabilities compared to when we started the ranking in , said Eric Oaffer, vice president analyst with the artner Supply Chain practice. his shift in methodology allows for more healthcare providers to be featured in the ranking and for a better distinction from our Supply Chain op ranking, which is global and covers all industries. n this revamped ranking, Cleveland
Clinic takes the top spot with the highest overall peer and analyst opinion scores.
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