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Hospital margins and volumes continue to fall as COVID-19 rises
Expenses continue to rise as hospitals replenish staff to meet rising coronavirus cases and incur the costs of drugs and PPE, a tenuous situation.
Struggles of care home staff during COVID-19 first wave revealed in Whatsapp messages
An analysis of social media messages shows scant guidance for things like infection control and proper PPE usage.
More than 758,000 people select healthcare plans in the third week of open enrollment
That brings the total number of enrollees to 2.4 million, a 41% jump over last year but also with more days to sign up over 2019.
More than 803,000 select healthcare plans in the second week of open enrollment
More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients are due to the high cost of drugs
Medicare negotiation could result in 94,000 fewer deaths annually, and reduce spending by $475.9 billion by 2030.
Artificial intelligence in oncology care saved $3 million for one Texas provider
Automating risk stratification kept patients out of the ER, giving financial incentive to move to an alternative payment model.
HIMSS Stage 7 explained: Only five organizations worldwide have achieved this status
The designation means an organization has not only established strong analytic capabilities but is using the technology in a meaningful way.
NorthShore University HealthSystem’s digital strategy is being tested against second wave
Premier joins 34 health systems in DeRoyal partnership for expanded domestic isolation gown production
Thirty-four member health systems are taking part including AdventHealth, Atrium Health and Baptist Health.
Efforts to better integrate family caregivers into healthcare teams can improve quality
Such caregivers can greatly improve quality for patients, yet there are hurdles to true integration with formal care teams.
