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Jeff Lagasse

By Jeff Lagasse | 10:13 am | May 15, 2020
The stimulus and emergency response funding will blunt some of the losses, but hospitals won't be fully compensated, Moody's found.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:07 pm | May 14, 2020
Reimbursement levels will go back to pre-coronavirus levels when the pandemic ends, but Congress may be pressured to make lasting change.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:01 pm | May 13, 2020
Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:21 pm | May 12, 2020
In addition to an expanded ED, the hospital knew it had to improve interstaff communications to bolster patient care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:13 am | May 12, 2020
The action is meant to enable GE to overcome supply chain disruptions as it addresses the surge in demand for critical equipment.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:45 pm | May 11, 2020
Some stroke patients may fear contracting the coronavirus, while others who are isolated may not be discovered quickly enough.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:04 pm | May 11, 2020
The treatment may reduce the risk to healthcare workers because it reduces the duration and quantity of viral shedding.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:57 pm | May 08, 2020
One promising candidate is remdesivir, a drug originally developed for Ebola, which the FDA has approved for emergency use during the pandemic.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:37 am | May 08, 2020
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 Jeff Lagasse | 03:04 pm | May 07, 2020
By incorporating referrals into a physicians' EHR and creating a focused group of specialists, the shift to value is made that much easier.