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How Smarter Operations Reduce Burnout and Infection Risk: 6 Steps Every Practice Should Take
Medical and Surgical Practice Playbook: 6 Steps to Reduce Infections and Staff Burnout Physician practices nationwide face mounting operational pressures.…
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of consumerism and pressure to lower costs was fueling the shift of care to non-acute care settings. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to accelerate the push, explained Darren Marani, senior vice president…
Alia Paavola
Outsourcing facilities, which were developed following passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013, present an important opportunity for ASCs to boost the quality and efficiency of their care.
Staff
A shortage of the machines that process COVID-19 tests and give results is slowing efforts to ramp up diagnostic testing, NPR reported.
Maia Anderson
Sun City-based Arizona Eye Institute launched an online store for patients to purchase an array of common eye treatments, the Sun City Independent reports.
As outpatient surgery facilities resume surgeries after postponements due to COVID-19,1 contamination concerns may cause anxiety for otherwise healthy patients.
Cardinal Health
According to a joint statement from the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, and the American Hospital Association, patient demand for nonessential surgeries may be immense once the first wave of the COVID-19…
Cardinal Health
The World Health Organization is temporarily discontinuing its global study testing the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, the organization announced May 25 in a news conference, according to The Hill.
Katie Adams
As demonstrated by the national responses to COVID-19, alternate sites of care have been essential in assisting with the increased pressure placed on the US healthcare system.1
Cardinal Health
Optum acquired post-acute care management platform naviHealth, according to a statement Optum provided to Becker's.
Amazon Business has distributed more than 100 million items to healthcare and government organizations through COVID-19 Supplies, a pandemic response effort launched March 31 in the U.S.