The Covid-19 pandemic changed plenty of things about medical care, including how ambulatory surgical centers will operate in the future. Experts have made a number of predictions based on observations…
As workers in many states head back to the office, hospitals and health care groups need to adjust to the new normal. Yes, some patients will still contract COVID-19 and…
As COVID-19 continues on its path and states begin to open, it’s clear that the medical industry will never be the same. Some hospitals have received their Cares Act payments,…
As if that state of the industry weren’t dire enough, now experts are predicting that as a result of COVID-19 and all of the routine exams, checkups, and voluntary surgeries…
Many hospitals are struggling due to the ongoing pandemic. They have canceled elective surgeries, are only seeing non-COVID-19 patients through telehealth or other applications, and are attempting to minimize every…
One would think that hospitals would have increased numbers of patients during a pandemic. After all, aren’t their services needed? This actually isn’t the case for some hospitals in rural…
COVID-19 has been in the news since at least December, giving the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, plenty of time to prepare. They’ve taken a number of…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals are trimming costs and reducing potential exposure by placing non-essential staff members on furloughs. Only time will tell whether or not this…
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, there are some clear takeaways on the hospital financial front. These things have been brewing for some time, thanks to financial pressures that…
A lot has changed in a week. Most of the country is on lock-down with people self-quarantining themselves. Some hospitals and medical systems are overwhelmed with people waiting to be…