Harris says of current response to COVID-19: “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods.”
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Geisinger chooses VisitPay as its new digital financial platform
The partnership will give Geisinger’s 1.5 million customers and 13 hospitals a consolidated and personalized healthcare billing experience.
Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults, but concerns remain
It’s becoming much more popular among the age group, but many still don’t see it as a substitute for in-person care.
Cleveland Clinic and Aetna form Accountable Care Organization
They are also launching a co-branded commercial insurance plan called The Aetna Whole Health – Cleveland Clinic plan.
AdventHealth laments $260 million in losses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Current numbers in Florida are higher than they were in April, adding to staffing and PPE-related expenses.
Technology that prioritizes patient dignity is essential, expert panel says
Dignity-preserving technology allows the patient to decide what information is shared and for how long.
Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ that a vaccine will be available in 2020 or 2021
Fauci said early results in clinical trials have been promising, while contact-tracing efforts in the U.S. are improving.
More Americans say they’ll get a flu shot this fall due to COVID-19
From October 1, 2019 to April 4, the flu killed from 24,000 to 62,000 Americans and caused at least 410,000 hospitalizations, according to the CDC.
Report shows Medicare spent more than $1.4 billion on discarded drugs during 2017 and 2018
The drugs were wasted because of the purchase of single-dose vials of medication, study says.
Wide nurse staffing variation across hospitals poses a threat to the public’s health
Staffing ratios varied from three to 10 patients for each nurse on general adult medical and surgical units.
