Hospital-at-home programs are proliferating across the country, as more health systems partner with companies like Medically Home or create their own internal programs. Waiver flexibilities spurred by the pandemic have also made such programs more viable to hospitals.
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Academics are readying for a season of consultations with executives — including those from health systems — to field questions about remote work, hybrid arrangements and return-to-office plans, Bloomberg reports.
Although misinformation has plagued social media and the internet throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, completely censoring it could cause more harm than good, journalist Conor Friedersdorf wrote in The Atlantic on March 7.
.article-image{display: none;} The future of healthcare is digital, and the ongoing pandemic is undoubtedly accelerating this transition. According to HIMSS, 80% of health systems plan to increase their investment in digital health in the next five years, with 58% planning…
More than 18,000 procedures were postponed at Seattle-based UW Medicine, and as of March 1, Indianapolis-based IU Health identified at least 5,000 to 6,000 surgical cases in its backlog.
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Bed capacity is an underrated issue. Even if the U.S had enough healthcare workers to care for patients, there likely wouldn't be sufficient bed space in hospitals for all patients. More transparency around bed capacity, though, may solve this issue,…