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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.
Employees report worsening mental, social health due to COVID-19.
To ease physician burden during COVID-19, non-physician practitioners will be able to perform documentation duties.
Patient Engagement efforts could go further to ensure that patients with cognitive challenges receive the care they need.
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.
When demand outpaces the ability to provide ECMO therapies, physicians should be prepared to determine when and if to offer such support.
CDC warns the data may not reflect the true scope of the problem, as uneven reporting of confirmed cases likely underestimates the impact.
CEOs may keep their purchasing power and hospitals could see the increased use of telehealth stick around after the coronavirus is gone.