Susan Morse
The ventilators allow "patients who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to survive, to survive," says Dr. Stephen Richardson.
Health systems which invest in the digital employee experience will emerge as an employer of choice and retain staff.
COVID-19 emphasizes how the social determinants are connected to physical health, according to Humana and National Quality Forum.
In total, $40-plus billion will be distributed to hospitals, pay for uninsured and target hot spots, rural providers and Indian Health Service.
The funds will go to 1,779 small rural hospitals and 14 Telehealth Resource Centers.
Paycheck Protection Program will help smaller hospitals meet payroll and cover operating costs through forgivable loans.
Participation in the new COVID-19 clinical trials improvement activity carries a high weight from a scoring perspective.
To ease physician burden during COVID-19, non-physician practitioners will be able to perform documentation duties.
The recommendations allow hospitals in areas with a low incidence of COVID-19 to schedule elective surgeries again.
Witty will take a take a leave of absence with an expected return as Optum CEO by the end of the year.