Jeff Lagasse
The pandemic has laid bare the need for better access, better reimbursement and the need for preventative care.
In the past few months, deferral of elective procedures and many routine in-person medical visits precipitated a financial burden.
Among the recommendations are optimizing telehealth capability, conserving PPE and having a plan for disinfecting clinical spaces.
The resolution was spurred by a 73-year-old with aphasia who was denied access to support persons, prompting state action.
Only 12% of CFOs expect they will need to cut or defer spending on their financial systems' digital transformation.
Infected people who test false-negative and are asymptomatic may not be isolated and can consequently go on to infect others.
The AMA said it opposes all forms of racism, denounces police brutality and will work to dismantle racist policies and practices in healthcare.
Younger patients are driving this decline, as the biggest dip was seen among children younger than 14.
The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities with coherent care plans.
The guidance standardizes reporting with the intent of providing public health officials access to real-time data as they coordinate their response.