U.S. employers are more focused on social distancing, clean workspaces and allowing workers to work from home than testing for Covid-19 antibodies, big purchasers of healthcare say.
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Predicting The Impact Of Coronavirus: How Healthcare Organizations Forecast Demand, ICU Capacity, And A Second Wave
Healthcare organizations relied on data and AI even before COVID-19, but it is critical during the pandemic to help forecast demand, ICU capacity, and even a second wave of the virus.
FDA: Abbott Labs’ Rapid Coronavirus Test May Turn Up False Negatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Abbott Laboratories widely used test to detect the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 “may return false negative results.”
Foundry Group And Slack Are Backing A Virtual Therapy Startup That Raised $8.1 Million
Venture capital firm Foundry Group led the $8.1 million funding round for Meru Health.
Abbott Labs’ Coronavirus Antibody Test Capacity To Hit 60 Million By June
Abbott Laboratories is expanding its capacity to produce antibody tests for the coronavirus strain COVID-19 for 60 million tests in June.
Fewer Than 5% Of U.S. Employers Sold On Coronavirus Antibody Tests For Workers
U.S. employers aren’t sold on Coronavirus antibody tests for their workers as the country prepares to re-open for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Mercer benefits survey showed.
Abbott Labs’ Coronavirus Antibody Test Achieves ‘High Performance’ In Study
Abbott Laboratories antibody test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 “demonstrates excellent analytical performance,” researchers from the University of Washington wrote in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
CVS Health’s Telehealth Clinic Visits Surge Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
CVS Health reported a 600% surge in use of its retail health clinics via telehealth and a 1,000% jump in home prescription delivery as Americans sought quick access to health services amid Coronavirus pandemic.
Why Empowering Employees To Make Decisions Is More Important Than Ever
New research by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, sponsored by ThoughtSpot, reveals that companies that give employees the freedom and tools to make data-driven decisions outperform those that don’t. Here we dive into the details and explore w…
Abbott Labs Eclipses 1.4 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests Shipped Across U.S.
Abbott Laboratories has shipped 1.4 million of its highly touted “rapid” molecular tests for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 to all 50 U. S. states.
