Top stories of the past 5 days: Physician sues, Healthgrades awards, VA excels, 2 more

When policymakers eased rules and restrictions governing telemedicine in 2020, many patients and their doctors saw the change as one shiny silver lining in the very dark cloud that was the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately for them, that period has passed. 

The online provider search platform focuses their annual list on patient outcomes at approximately 4,500 hospitals across the U.S.

If private hospitals and clinics mimicked the staffing strategies of the Veterans Health Administration, the former would employ almost a million fewer nonclinical workers.

For practices that have lagged on investment, it's time to get forward-thinking about revenue cycles and make those 'go/no go' decisions, according to the advisors.

Support for a nurse who was threatened online may be growing after fellow nurses spotlighted the incident on TikTok. They’re also leveraging the situation to call for greater protection against potentially violent patients.