New conditions of participation requirements are an important step to achieving both the technical and clinical benefits of interoperability.
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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.
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.
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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.
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging health insurers who employ physicians and nurses to release them from their duties so they can help treat COVID-19 patients, according to Bloomberg.
In the coming weeks and months, the volume of COVID-19 tests will increase across various care settings, including hospitals, labs, and drive-through testing sites. Becker’s Hospital Review recently reported that six health systems – including Mayo Clinic, Geisinger and Stanford – are…
State and healthcare officials in Washington state have begun drafting plans for their worst-case scenario: denying patients complete medical care if the coronavirus overwhelms the health system in coming weeks.