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Supply chain disruptions and shortages have driven up prices and forced a return to the costs of carrying larger inventories.
After vaccinations became available, COVID-19 incidents and deaths fell across all U.S counties as expected, but the rates did not fall equally.
The agreement allows Transcarent, which offers a digital platform “overlay” to existing plans, to share Walmart prices on drugs.
Federal regulators should "put guardrails on, but let us continue the good work," says Mayo Clinic's Dr. Michael Maniaci.
MedAware's AI solution reduces EHR noise by cutting down on the excessive number of medication alerts.
Rural providers need to upgrade "off-brand" EHRs that are no longer supported and do not connect to other systems.
Clinical labor costs are up by an average of 8% per patient day, translating to $17 million in additional annual labor expenses.
To reduce care variation, SSM and Optum will use clinical technologies, advanced analytic and data-driven insights at the point of care.
Collins, who has served as the director of the National Institutes of Health under three presidential administrations, will continue to innovate precision medicine at his National Human Genome Research Institute lab.
For acute care and critical access hospitals, infection control was a significant focus in 2020 as standards were updated.