Four healthcare groups have developed a roadmap to guide physicians, nurses and facilities in their resumption of elective surgeries when the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
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Beaumont Health has temporarily closed its hospital in Wayne, Mich., and is redeploying hospital staff to other Beaumont sites.
More than a dozen people were hospitalized in Chicago April 15 after icy conditions caused a massive expressway pileup involving about 60 vehicles, reports the Chicago Tribune.
New conditions of participation requirements are an important step to achieving both the technical and clinical benefits of interoperability.
Bluefield (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center ceased operations of its OB-GYN and surgical services departments due to financial strains from COVID-19, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Integris has temporarily halted most services at one of its hospitals in Oklahoma City, according to TV station KOKH.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will maintain pay and benefits for its employed clinicians who volunteer to help treat COVID-19 cases, among other initiatives to address the pandemic in the state, the insurer said April 3.
In today’s world of technology, there are many who worry that the personal care of patients is being compromised as care teams must often sacrifice time with their patients for screen-time.
Ride-share company Lyft expanded its partnerships with hospitals and state Medicaid agencies to help patients access treatment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC should cancel elective surgeries to conserve supplies and limit the risk of spreading COVID-19, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board wrote March 26.