In the News: Feb 27–Mar 5
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Coronavirus causes mask shortages; number of urgent care clinics rise 9.6%; and virtual reality benefits seniors
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This week: Coronavirus causes mask shortages; number of urgent care clinics rise 9.6%; and virtual reality benefits seniors
This week: Number of nurse practitioners rises; using virtual health to combat the flu; and US gets first 5G-enabled hospital
This week: Maternal mortality is tied to SDOH; pediatrician visits are primarily for preventive care; and the CDC releases US health care data
This week: cancer mortality rates decline record amount; only 10% of providers can prescribe opioid medication; and behavioral health and primary care integration equals better outcomes
This week: Hospital acquisitions do not produce better care; AI increases diagnostic accuracy; patients near retail clinics use the ED less.
This week: Amazon primary care disruption and leveraging AI to prevent preterm births
This week: Consumer considerations around assisted reproductive health, and Walmart opens a stand-alone health care clinic in Dallas, GA.
This week: Rural ED closures affect emergency care; tech and workflow improvements help with the nursing shortage; and investing in primary care maximizes patient care.
This week: Greater patient access comes from leveraging low-acuity care and physician shortage is growing at an alarming rate.
This week: The impact of understaffed nursing units, how Medicaid expansion influenced cardiovascular mortality rates, and CVS Health plans to expand its health services.
This week: CMS's new primary care risk-sharing models; medically tailored meal programs are tied to fewer IP admissions; a new method for rare genetic disease causes in children.
This week: Life spans increase with more PCPs; Tennessee’s maternal deaths largely preventable; and HIMSS covers consumerism, price transparency, interoperability.