A new bill presented to the Congress looks at permanently allowing healthcare providers to use telehealth in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for the purpose of substance abuse and extend Medicare coverage for audio-only phone calls.
Trinity Health decides to cut more staff due to rising costs, faces $2 billion revenue loss
Trinity Health is a Livonia based health system with 93 hospitals in 22 states. It has announced an unspecified number of layoffs, reduced shifts and extended furloughs in the wake of lesser patient volume, rising expenses and a projected $2 billion revenue loss.
Volume of telehealth patients skyrocketed 4000% during the coronavirus pandemic
S&P Global has released a new report revealing that telehealth patient volume increased 3,000 to 4,000 percent during the early month of the COVID-19 outbreak. Its usage is high as local governments have tried to ease communities back into pre-pandemic conditions.
CDC says, 62,000 healthcare workers in the U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus
The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data published mentions that 62,000 healthcare professionals in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to CDC, the numbers are likely to be far higher.
Elective surgeries resuming in 30 states
This is a list of 30 states that have allowed or announced plans to allow healthcare providers to resume elective surgeries. Thought it isn’t an exhaustive list, since it is an evolving situation.