Quality and Safety

Potentially avoidable hospital readmissions cost Medicare approximately $17 billion per year, research shows.

America's Essential Hospitals is also urging member hospitals to require vaccinations for employees.

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The impetus is the challenge placed on providers by high patient volumes and long work hours exacerbated by COVID-19.

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Capitation sets direct contracting apart from other models. While there are wrinkles to be ironed out, payers and providers are onboard.

Failing to follow through on price transparency requirements could alienate a large swath of a given health system's customer base.

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Dr. Shawn Murphy, chief research information officer at Mass General Brigham, is leading the team facilitating the collection and analysis of standardized data from patients suffering from lingering COVID-19 symptoms.

The union specifically mentioned the Delta variant of the coronavirus, against which vaccines may be less effective.