Mike Faher retweeted
Vermont’s small hospitals are trying to adapt in order to overcome financial struggles, but administrators say change is neither easy nor cheap. #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2019/04/03/hosp…
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Rather than directly funding sheriff's deputies to guard patients in emergency rooms, a new report suggests ways the state could help hospitals that struggle with mental health care.
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Mike Faher retweeted
Our latest Deeper Dig podcast: How Vermont hospitals end up in the red. Hear from:
•@MikeFaher
•@ksavagevt
•Green Mountain Care Board chair Kevin Mullin
•AHS Secretary Al Gobeille #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2019/03/22/deep…
Mike Faher retweeted
With Vermont’s hospitals struggling to make ends meet, the House Health Care Committee wants to take a closer look at the future of rural health care #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2019/03/19/lawm…
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Ambulance service administrators say they're dealing with inadequate insurance reimbursement, rising costs and a diminished workforce as call volumes continue to increase
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State regulators are concerned over new numbers that show that eight of Vermont's 14 medical hospitals posted operating losses last year #vtpoli
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Overdose deaths in Vermont inched upward in 2018, but the state still sees progress in fighting the addiction epidemic #vtpoli vtdigger.org/2019/02/07/od-d…
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.@UVMMedCenter administrators have proposed a new $8.6 million facility in Essex that could handle up to 10,500 additional patient visits annually
vtdigger.org/2019/01/23/uvm-…
Mike Faher retweeted
Less than four months after University of Vermont Medical Center settled a contentious contract dispute with unionized nurses, a labor struggle with hospital technicians may be in the works
vtdigger.org/2019/01/14/uvm-…
Mike Faher retweeted
“There are more and more Vermonters who, even though they have health insurance, have a hard time getting the care they need.”
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Vermont officials recommend establish a program to recycle unused prescription drugs in the state, but say the state shouldn't set it up itself. vtdigger.org/2018/12/16/pane…
Mike Faher retweeted
Why do we need legislation to ensure the health of Vermont's children? Learn more in @MikeFaher's peice in @vtdigger. spr.ly/6016EGexQ #HealthyKidsVT #LifeIsWhyVT #ServingKidsBetter @MargoWootan @CSPI @uvmvermont @UVMMedCenter
Mike Faher retweeted
On this week's Deeper Dig podcast, @MikeFaher breaks down the problems facing Vermont's mental health system — and the struggle to pinpoint solutions #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/11/16/deep…
Mike Faher retweeted
.@TheHenryEpp recently spoke with @MikeFaher of @vtdigger about this story, in which he details the state inspections that have found violations around Vermont in the handling of mental health patients. You can listen to that conversation here: digital.vpr.net/post/citing-… #VT #vtpoli
Vermont hospitals have scrambled to deal with mental health patients who are streaming into emergency rooms. Psychiatric units are operating at capacity. And a new rash of complaints show that patients still aren’t getting the care they need. #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/11/11/stat…
Mike Faher retweeted
In @MikeFaher's latest, Phoebe Sparrow Wagner describes her experience in emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities around Vermont:
vtdigger.org/2018/11/12/ment…
Mike Faher retweeted
Vermont hospitals have scrambled to deal with mental health patients who are streaming into emergency rooms. Psychiatric units are operating at capacity. And a new rash of complaints show that patients still aren’t getting the care they need. #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/11/11/stat…
Mike Faher retweeted
A new series by @MikeFaher explores how a rash of regulatory findings about mistreatment of psychiatric patients at Vermont hospitals raises questions about the state’s overtaxed mental health system. Read Part 1 today: #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/11/11/stat…
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Though the business and practice of health care continues to change, nurse midwives say their commitment to providing holistic care is more relevant than ever. @MikeFaher takes a look at @UVMMedCenter's half-century-old midwifery program:
vtdigger.org/2018/10/29/half…
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Since last year, the most-publicized problem plaguing the state’s health information exchange has been a lack of patients. But as it turns out, there also are far too many patient records #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/10/17/dupl…
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A key advisory group on state drug policy says it is “virtually impossible” to legally open a safe drug-injection site in Vermont #vtpoli
vtdigger.org/2018/10/15/safe…