CMS is urging all hospitals to comply with the American College of Surgeons' recommendation to cancel non-urgent elective procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CMS Administrator Seema Verma urged all hospitals Wednesday to comply with the American College of Surgeons' recommendation to cancel nonessential and non-urgent elective procedures. The following health systems issued alerts Wednesday regarding changes to elective and non-essential procedures:
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Just as consumers rely on their mobile devices to get breaking news and extreme weather alerts, healthcare providers often rely on mobile devices to receive urgent notifications regarding patients.
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With the coronavirus spreading across the U.S., some hospitals and health systems are canceling elective surgery to prevent the spread of coronavirus as well as dedicate resources to its coronavirus response.
Data scientists at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine created a tool to help hospitals with capacity planning for COVID-19 patients.
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