Complaints from physician assistants spurs legislation
Come Jan. 1, the state’s nearly 1,340 physician assistants will no longer have to have a signed “collaboration agreement” with a physician for their entire career.
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Twin States discuss health care access issues
Two events in the Upper Valley this week highlighted the challenges facing rural health care systems in the Twin States, along with a tentative step forward in making that care sustainable.
All work and no pay
New Hampshire legislators included an unprecedented $15 million in the state budget for child care providers, to pay for staff bonuses, training, student loan repayment, and other incentives to retain and recruit workers. Thirteen months later, providers haven’t seen the money.
The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
Instead of giving priority to agencies, courts will now exercise their own independent judgment about what Congress intended when drafting a particular law
New AI tool at Elliot an improvement for patients and doctors
DAX tool can help providers complete medical reports and charts in real time
ReGen Valley to receive $44 million through federal Tech Hubs program
The Manchester effort to escalate the mass production of human tissue and organs has been earmarked for $44 million from the federal government, officials announced Tuesday. ReGen Valley” — the marketing moniker for the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute — is one of 12 Tech Hubs selected for funding by U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.
Celebrating intense arrivals
Hundreds of families from across the state reunited with doctors, nurses and other providers from the Elliot Hospital’s Neonatology Intensive Care Unit on June 22 to celebrate their healthy, thriving children. For 35 years, the NICU at the Elliot has provided care for preterm infants as early as 23 weeks gestation.
RiverWoods denied rehearing for rejected 'massive' health center plan
The board voted 4-0 June 25 to deny the retirement community’s request to grant a partial rehearing of their case for the new centralized health center that would provide assisted living care, skilled care and memory care
‘The viability of hospitals is at stake’
The state’s 26 hospitals stand to lose millions in state payments for uncompensated care with the collapse Thursday, June 6, of negotiations between the governor, lawmakers and the hospitals.
Strong enough to take the hits
People who drive and analyze the New Hampshire economic engine agree that interest rates, inflation, housing and child care are the challenges facing an otherwise strong New Hampshire economy at mid-year.
