New data reveal a 13 percent rise in telehealth use during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but usage has since dropped as surges slowed…
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As COVID-19 Surges Again, Hospital Staffing Shortages Worsen
Hospital staffing shortages are impacting about 22% of facilities, up from 19% last week, The Atlantic reports.
Hospital Labor Shortages Debuts as Top Concern for CEOs
Hospital labor shortages replaced financial challenges as the top concern for hospitals.
New Report Shows How Providers Face Hiring Crunch As Nursing Workforce Recovers
The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on the nursing workforce and healthcare delivery organizations, a new study shows. Will the trends last though?…
Additional Reimbursement for Chronic Care Management and Principal Care Management Finalized in the 2022 MPFS
In the Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) for 2022, CMS added five new CPT codes in Chronic Care Management and Principal Care Management and increased reimbursement for already existing codes.
2021 CMS Code Updates: Chronic Care Management (CCM)
CMS Updates for the Use of CPT® codes 99490, 99439, 99487, 99489, 99491 and HCPCS code G0506…
COVID-19: CDC says Prepare for vaccine distribution as soon as late October
The CDC urged public health officials nationwide to prepare for vaccine distribution as soon as late October or early November, according to The New York Times.
COVID-19: Will the Coronavirus Help Cement Role of Telemedicine?
Massachusetts expanded access to telehealth through executive orders meant to help hospitals and health-care providers respond to a surge in COVID-19 cases while continuing to care for patients' other medical needs.
COVID-19: Community Health Centers Excluded From Federal Coronavirus Aid
New funding to boost Medicaid providers during the coronavirus pandemic will leave out the nation’s 1,400 community health centers, which serve more than 29 million low-income patients.
COVID-19: A third of Medicare enrollees with coronavirus ended up in the hospital. A quarter of them died.
325,000 beneficiaries were diagnosed with coronavirus and nearly 110,000 of them were hospitalized. 28% of those who were hospitalized died…
