More efficient staffing and mental health supports for staff will allow health systems to address pandemic-related workforce issues.
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Telehealth for surgical specialties saw a slow decline after June 2020
But a new study found that telemedicine is still being used in surgical fields at higher rates than before the pandemic.
A look at the pandemic’s effect on supply chain, with McKesson’s Craig Dolan
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic sent the country into lockdown, there is light at the end of the tunnel with more than 15% of the U.S. population now fully vaccinated.
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
This is our continuing coverage of the steps being taken to get every American inoculated against the coronavirus.
U.S. hospitals have job losses for third month in a row
In March, hospitals lost 600 jobs compared to drops of 2,100 in January and 2,200 in February.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners files lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare
U.S. Anesthesia Partners has filed lawsuits in Texas and Colorado against UnitedHealthcare, alleging the nation’s largest insurer is “like a boa constrictor squeezing USAP-TX from all sides,” according to the Texas lawsuit.
UnitedHealthcare is driving …
ACAP wants Supreme Court to rule for full coverage of cost-sharing reduction payments
This week, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans filed an amicus brief backing Maine Community Health Options and Community Health Choice in their request to the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision on cost-sharing reduction payments.
CDC teams with NIH to gauge efficacy of at-home COVID-19 testing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is teaming with the National Institutes of Health on an initiative to determine if the widespread use of at-home COVID-19 tests is effective at stemming transmission of the virus.
HIMSSCast: Leveraging care networks toward humanizing healthcare
In her new book “Humanizing Healthcare,” Dr. Summer Knight takes a survey of the healthcare landscape and explores how technology and culture change.
HHS announces reduced costs, expanded access for marketplace health coverage under ARP
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday that additional savings and lower healthcare costs are available for consumers on HealthCare.gov due to the American Rescue Plan, which has increased tax credit…
