Operations
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.
NAACOS and others want CMS to hold harmless providers participating in alternative payment models from performance-related penalties for 2020.
HHS has partnered with UnitedHealth Group to provide the rapid payment via Optum Bank and the Automated Clearing House account information on file.
The funding is unlikely to fully compensate providers for the revenue hit caused by cancelled elective surgeries and by labor and PPE costs.
Actions included reducing operating room volume by 80% to ensure adequate capacity to care for an anticipated influx of coronavirus patients.
For each person admitted into intensive care, costs, on average, could exceed $30,000, according to an AHIP study.
After so many hours wearing this form of personal protective equipment, skin can tear, increasing the likelihood of infection.
The challenge of population health is the ability to integrate and share the data for health systems to act upon the information.