Payer+Provider's Health System Review
December 2, 2020
Having the algorithms is the only way to deal with overwhelming amounts of data and a huge influx of COVID-19 patients, says Adam Myers.
Healthcare workers are becoming frustrated, anxious, overwhelmed, burned out and worried about exposing their loved ones to the disease.
One request is for commercial plans to cover all approved COVID-19 therapies without prior authorization and to reimburse hospitals for costs.
One factor contributing to the decline in primary care investment may be a demand-driven decline due to rising deductibles and cost sharing.
December 1, 2020
Final rule expands Medicare telehealth services, increases pay for office visits but cuts emergency physician payment.
Analytic tool CoronaVirus Epidemic Registry and Emergency Data platform can track admissions and positive test rates – and predict outbreaks.
The findings speak to the importance of patient experience and for providers to offer more digital approaches.
Expenses continue to rise as hospitals replenish staff to meet rising coronavirus cases and incur the costs of drugs and PPE, a tenuous situation.
Some 30 insurers are entering the individual market, and an additional 61 are expanding their service area within states, a KFF report says.
November 30, 2020
Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.