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Nov 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Premier joins 34 health systems in DeRoyal partnership for expanded domestic isolation gown production

Thirty-four member health systems are taking part including AdventHealth, Atrium Health…

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New Medicare payment policy promotes dialysis in the home.

Nov 03 | Susan Morse

CMS finalizes Medicare payment to support dialysis in the home

Certain new and innovative equipment and supplies will qualify for the additional Medicare payment.

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Oct 29 | Mallory Hackett

Telehealth claim lines remained significantly higher in August than previous years

FAIR Health attributes the increase in telehealth utilization to the pandemic, which forced nonemergency…

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Oct 20 | Jeff Lagasse

COVID-19 pandemic is shifting health systems' innovation priorities

Providers have looked to telehealth to continue seeing patients and revenue cycle technologies to improve efficiencies.

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Oct 01 | Jeff Lagasse

Northwell website patterns predict COVID-19 caseload

The system's dashboard has resulted in a rolling two-week forecast that has closely mirrored caseload to date.

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Sep 29 | Jeff Lagasse

Universal Health Services hit with cyberattack that shuts down IT systems

Computer systems began to fail over the weekend, forcing some hospitals to file information with pen and paper.

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Healthcare professional in personal protective equipment

Sep 28 | Jeff Lagasse

Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks

Because the process is so simple, it may be possible to automate so hospitals can stretch existing supplies.

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Woman consults a medical professional using telehealth.

Sep 24 | Jeff Lagasse

Behavioral health providers embracing telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

In addition to the patient care benefits, integration of virtual technology in mental healthcare can boost cost…

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Sep 23 |

Walmart begins COVID-19 test kit drone delivery

This move by Walmart follows its recent trend of moving more into the healthcare space.

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Sep 21 | Jeff Lagasse

Montefiore employee terminated after data breach affected up to 4,000 patient records

Addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were potentially compromised over a period of more…

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