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CDC said the funding will help personnel prevent infections more effectively, support rapid response and enhance laboratory capacity.

Pending approvals, the merger will form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.   

The report received harsh criticism from advocacy group 340B Health, which called the methodology highly flawed.

More than 70% of physicians surveyed for the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey work in practices that use video conferencing, with virtual care especially popular among specialists such as dermatologists and urologists.

Its teams are overwhelmed and hospitals are running out of staffed beds for patients, Intermountain says. 

There are a record-breaking 12.2 million people enrolled in the federal and state marketplaces, HHS says.

The legislation, as passed by the state Senate, would expand access to telemedicine while disallowing business, state agencies and local governments from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations to access public spaces.

This is the 20th investigation of HIPAA Right to Access by the Office of Civil Rights.

HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock shares lessons learned at HIMSS21, including how the pandemic has changed the healthcare industry.

Telehealth made up 4.5% of medical claim lines in June, falling from 5% in May.