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Patients were cancelling their non-COVID-19 appointments to avoid the virus. The medical group went from six to 1,500 daily telehealth visits to tend to regular care needs.

CMS said it wanted to finalize some proposed policies before the MA and Part D bid deadlines on June 1 for the 2021 plan year.

'A comprehensive consumer-facing digital strategy built around telehealth will be a requirement for providers,' says Guidehouse Partner Dr. Chuck Peck.

Government and Phlow Corp. are developing a prioritized list of active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines critically needed by health systems.

Avoiding bulk ordering in favor of smaller and more frequent shipments can save hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Better interoperability between devices could result in the "silent ICU" in which alarms are not constantly going off by a patient's bed.

The overall satisfaction score for commercial health plans was 719 on a 1,000-point scale, among the lowest of all industries evaluated by J.D. Power.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma gave no timetable, but the agency said reopening would only happen in phase three.

The public and private partnership includes the Department of Defense to enable faster distribution.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected us all. To honor those who have been lost and those who are working so hard to keep us well, HIMSS and its media brands will observe a digital day of silence and appreciation on May 18.