Jeff Lagasse
The stimulus and emergency response funding will blunt some of the losses, but hospitals won't be fully compensated, Moody's found.
Reimbursement levels will go back to pre-coronavirus levels when the pandemic ends, but Congress may be pressured to make lasting change.
Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.
In addition to an expanded ED, the hospital knew it had to improve interstaff communications to bolster patient care.
The action is meant to enable GE to overcome supply chain disruptions as it addresses the surge in demand for critical equipment.
Some stroke patients may fear contracting the coronavirus, while others who are isolated may not be discovered quickly enough.
The treatment may reduce the risk to healthcare workers because it reduces the duration and quantity of viral shedding.
One promising candidate is remdesivir, a drug originally developed for Ebola, which the FDA has approved for emergency use during the pandemic.
The test could detect COVID-19 infections in about six out of 10 people, and was nearly perfect in determining when an infection wasn't present.
By incorporating referrals into a physicians' EHR and creating a focused group of specialists, the shift to value is made that much easier.