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COVID-19 coronavirus has potential to disrupt global API supply chains
Temporary, ‘locum tenens’ physicians are filling gaps left by the physician shortage
Such physicians also can be used to fill in when healthcare facilities experience turnover on their medical staffs.
Affordable Care Act exchanges grow as insurer participation rises
In total, 245 individual insurance carriers took part in federal and state exchanges during the 2019-2020 plan year, offering consumers more choice.
Thousands of uninsured kidney disease patients strain Texas emergency departments
Care staff is often required to shift time and resources away from other patients to treat those with a life-threatening need for dialysis treatment.
CMS offers proposed rule on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
The proposed rule promotes changes such as incorporating outpatient hip and knee replacements into the episode of care definition.
Hospitals with internationally trained nurses have a more stable, educated nursing workforce
In the U.S., recruiting internationally educated nurses is addressing the ongoing nursing shortages.
Estimates place Medicare for All savings at $450B and 68,000 lives annually as Democrats debate health policy
In addition to the savings, the proposal has the potential to prevent about 68,000 deaths per year, though implementation costs would be high.
Reducing use of low-value tests helps health systems make best use of their dollars
More substantive improvements occurred in Canada as compared to the U.S. suggesting recommendations work best with policy change.
Managed care, revenue cycle performance strategies critical to increasing payer yields
Understanding contract loopholes, and being self-advocates during negotiations, can help community hospitals increase their collections.
Swedish analysis suggests World Health Organization may be underestimating spread of COVID-19 coronavirus
