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'Virtual' waiting rooms help keep patients 6 feet apart

Jessica Kim cohen
New programs that leverage text messaging are helping hospitals defuse crowded waiting rooms and support social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. »
Care Delivery

Apple Watch can replace in-clinic ECG during COVID-19

Payment

CMS: Permanent telehealth changes coming to home health

Operations
  • Analytics help hospitals in states with surging COVID-19 volumes
  • Mayo Clinic to launch national hospital-at-home model
  • Hospitals focus on recouping patient volume post-pandemic
    • Care Delivery
  • Apple Watch can replace in-clinic ECG during COVID-19
  • Online training helps redeployed nurses get up to speed on COVID-19
  • Microsoft, biotech firm release data on COVID-19 immune response
    • Patients
  • 'Virtual' waiting rooms help keep patients 6 feet apart
  • Anthem members can now use Amazon's Alexa to get basic plan info
  • 25% of docs say prior authorization seriously affected a patient
    • Payment
  • CMS: Permanent telehealth changes coming to home health
  • N.C. Blues to pay primary-care practices to stay open, join value-based care
  • Trump administration says insurers off the hook for back-to-work COVID-19 tests

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