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In the coronavirus age, loneliness and social isolation are pressing concerns for healthcare
Finding ways to connect meaningfully with patients is almost as important as those patients finding ways to connect with each other.
Kaiser Permanente cancels plans for $900 million headquarters in Oakland
The decision is unrelated to the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Kaiser says.
Potential COVID-19 drugs see flood of demand, prompting Vizient to recommend government action
The recommendations center on redirecting the supply of the drugs from retail pharmacy settings to the hospital/acute care environment.
Health and Human Services announces $250 million in grants to provide meals for older adults
The need for these services has increased as community measures to slow transmission of COVID-19 has closed meal sites.
Homeless people receive less treatment in hospitals for heart attacks, have higher readmission rates
This is concerning for providers, whose reimbursement is increasingly tied to the 30-day readmissions metric.
Better data sharing between payers, providers can move the needle on social determinants of health
More robust SDOH data is not only a care quality consideration, but a business consideration as payers, providers seek a whole-person view.
For payers, patients and employees, coronavirus spending could exceed $20,000 for the most serious cases
Almost three quarters of patients with chronic illnesses feel more at risk for COVID-19
Epidemiologists have identified those with chronic medical conditions as one of the key groups at risk of poor outcomes from the coronavirus.
Nonprofit healthcare sector sees negative financial outlook due to COVID-19; positive outlook expected for pharma
Retrospective denials, prior authorization may be straining hospital and patient finances
While not all insurers may be aware of it, prior authorizations can have detrimental downstream financial effects for hospitals and health systems
