Hospital/physician relations
These funds are from the $175 billion relief package from Congress.
The rule will help providers coordinate care, manage claims and ensure quality improvement, patient safety and proper training.
This week's top stories include hospitals being unprepared for the next COVID-19 surge and the VA and Philips teaming up on tele-critical care.
Hospitals gained about 6,700 jobs last month, following losses of 27,000 in May.
Patient and staff morale has improved following implementation of a personalized, virtual rounding program intended to foster connectedness.
The general public experienced a similar arc, though it hasn't sunk as low as that of their healthcare counterparts since the pandemic took root.
Moral distress has been correlated with traumatic stress, burnout, depression and even intent to leave a position or profession.
Such physicians also can be used to fill in when healthcare facilities experience turnover on their medical staffs.
What was particularly troubling is that the trend appears to be getting worse, with the salary gap widening over time.
Staffing shortages, regulatory burden and reimbursement, and patient expectations on cost, quality and convenience top priorities.