Workers who can do their jobs from home are being forced to do so by the coronavirus, and many of these workers feel fortunate, even if they feel that they are working harder. Miguel Pereira | Getty Images As the coronavirus has forced businesses, restaurants, stores and theaters across the country to shut down, a
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Primary care physicians can play an important role by considering systemic sclerosis and referring to a specialist early in the disease. (Photo source: iStock) Systemic sclerosis is also known as scleroderma. It is one of the most fatal of the autoimmune disorders. It affects up to 75,000 people in the United States each year. An
From a financial perspective, home health agencies nationwide are struggling to provide care amid the coronavirus. Providers are juggling lower patient volumes and a lack of telehealth reimbursement while also navigating astronomical personal protective equipment (PPE) prices and increased low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) rates. In New York, those factors and others are expected to
At deadline, it was announced that Tom Jackiewicz, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, was leaving the organization to become president of the University of Chicago Medical Center and chief operating officer its parent health system. Prior to that transition, which will happen in late August, Jackiewicz said his boldest move helped put USC in
Cailin Healy, and an unidentified friend, both of Calabasas, take a selfie together as beach-goers enjoy warm summer-like weather amid state and city social distancing regulations mandated by Gov. Newsom in Huntinton Beach, CA, on April 22, 2020. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As the U.S. begins to reemerge from
(AP) Five insurance companies were awarded contracts worth nearly $8 billion a year to manage most of Kentucky’s Medicaid business, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. Landing the contracts were Aetna, Humana, Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare and WellCare, Beshear said. About 1.4 million people in Kentucky receive health coverage through Medicaid. Aetna, Humana and WellCare hold existing
Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash from those working in an industry under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. The apparent Democratic nominee for president is ahead of Trump, not just in many national polls, but also in financial support from
The CMS on Friday issued a proposed rule to tweak the way it audits the Affordable Care Act’s risk-adjustment program, which is meant to reduce incentives for health insurers to cherry-pick the healthiest, low-cost plan members. The agency proposed making technical changes to how it audits the accuracy of data submitted by payers under the
The past few months have created incredible challenges and changes in the healthcare supply chain. Since late January, unprecedented global demand and other factors have strained the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other critical products. Many non-acute facilities have either stopped seeing patients because of government guidance to pause patient visits or surgeries
1. Dow futures flat ahead of Trump’s China news conference Dow futures were pointing to a relatively flat open after President Donald Trump knocked the wind out Thursday’s solid gains on Wall Street when he said he would hold a news conference Friday on China. JPMorgan strategist Marko Kolanovic, who called the market comeback in
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Dive Brief: Executives at health systems and ambulatory surgery centers on average predict it will take about three months for elective procedure volumes to return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, with estimates ranging from two months to six months, according to a new survey from consulting firm Deloitte. Volumes last month fell to about 16% of
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. They are the largest reports on people with both diseases in the U.S., the U.K., Spain and Canada.
The flight of joint replacements and other lucrative procedures from acute care hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers was happening before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis may prove to accelerate the trend. “That shift was underway, but not very quickly: things never are in healthcare,” said Tim van Biesen, head of Bain & Company’s global
In this file photo, face masks are stacked before getting technical information printed on them at a new factory in Mexico City, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Fernando Llano | AP Federal authorities busted up a massive coronavirus scheme to sell a foreign government 50 million N95 face masks that didn’t actually exist, prosecutors revealed Thursday.
Mercy Home Health ’ a Medicare-certified home health agency under the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic health system ’ is no stranger to telehealth. Remote monitoring has been part of the Philadelphia-area provider’s game plan for more than a decade ’ and a key value-add that has helped the agency nearly double its patient volumes in recent
An assistant director at a Chicago nursing home and long-term care facility alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit that she was fired in retaliation for “objecting to, reporting and refusing directives to participate in unsafe and unlawful conduct in violation of her professional nursing obligations” in relation to COVID-19 care and precautions. The complaint comes at
A man navigates his boat next to Cruise Ships docked at the port of Long Beach during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on April 11, 2020 in Long Beach, California. Apu Gomes | Getty Images More than 80% of the passengers and crew infected with coronavirus on an expedition cruise ship did not show any symptoms,
It’s been well established that COVID-19 pummeled the finances of healthcare providers. What’s been less discussed: It did a similar number on the associations that support those providers. Hosting massive, in-person conferences that draw hundreds or thousands of people is one of the main ways groups like the American Hospital Association, the American College of
VNA Health Group was one of the first home health care agencies to candidly speak about its experience with the coronavirus ’ and it has been a vocal industry advocate on the topic ever since. President and CEO Dr. Steven Landers detailed some of the organization’s financial and regulatory challenges for Home Health Care News
The Italian national aerobatic team, the Frecce Tricolore, flies over the Piazza Duomo of Milan on May 25, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Restaurants, bars, cafes, hairdressers and other shops have reopened, subject to social distancing measures, after more than two months of a nationwide lockdown meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. Pietro D’Aprano Italians
Both during and after the COVID-19 crisis, success will favor the innovators. Providers that can adjust their business operations accordingly and keep up with the sweeping regulatory changes will have a massive advantage moving forward. Conversely, those resistant to the new, post-coronavirus normal run the risk of being left behind. “The easy prediction is that
Dive Brief: Nashville-based HCA is disputing with the country’s largest nurses union over contractually bargained wage increases the hospital says it can’t deliver due to pandemic-related financial strains. National Nurses United, which represents 150,000 nurses across the country and 10,000 nurses at HCA, says hospital executives are threatening layoffs, elimination of employer contributions to nurses’ 401k
A top official at HHS’ Office of Inspector General on Tuesday said the watchdog is monitoring billing and claims data to ensure hospitals are not upcoding to take advantage of higher COVID-19 reimbursement rates. “We are monitoring through our data accompanying bills and claims with a COVID diagnosis as a way to potentially upcode,” Principal
The COVID-19 public health emergency has placed a spotlight on the importance of care coordination. One company, Prospero Health, is positioning itself as a one-stop shop when it comes to providing care for older adults. Founded in 2019, Boston-based Prospero Health is a team-based home health company that provides supportive care to seniors with advanced
The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn is hitting the United States at a time when unexpected medical bills were already a primary concern for many Americans. Throughout the crisis, states, Congress, the Trump Administration, and private insurance plans have taken various actions to mitigate some affordability challenges that could arise from, or prevent timely
Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, makes a statement at 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in London, Britain, May 25, 2020. Jonathan Brady/Pool via Reuters A political crisis is brewing in Britain after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest aide defied calls to quit over an apparent
Amid the coronavirus, the Trump administration has rolled out a number of changes to the U.S. immigration system, including travel restrictions and a move last month to suspend most immigrant visas for 60 days. President Donald Trump said the goal was to protect jobs for U.S. citizens, as unemployment has climbed to record highs in
Renton, Wash.-based Providence health system reported a net loss of $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020, driven by an operating loss of $276 million and a non-operating loss of $837 million, according to financial filings. Higher operating expenses were behind most of the operating loss, while investment losses of $763 million led to
The artificial intelligence model showed great promise in predicting which patients treated in U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals would experience a sudden decline in kidney function. But it also came with a crucial caveat: Women represented only about 6% of the patients whose data were used to train the algorithm, and it performed worse when tested
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