New telehealth reimbursement rules for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs), have been clarified by federal officials. These sites are given more opportunities to use connected health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospital Governance and Telehealth Post-COVID 19
Some permanent societal changes are inevitable due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic - such as the potential increase in the popularity of video conferencing. Healthcare industry is also likely to witness permanent change in the handling of governance, especially the purchasing authority given to healthcare CEOs.
Patients suffering from heart attacks, strokes, and appendicitis vanish from hospitals
Mount Sinai cardiovascular surgeon, John Puskas repurposed his 60-bed cardiac unit to accommodate COVID-19 patients. He was stumped to see that nearly all the beds were now occupied by victims of the coronavirus, but where had all the heart patients gone? Patients with crushing chest pain weren’t coming through the ER.
Hospitals furlough staff, reduce physician salaries as they wait for CARES funds
Hospitals now need to cut staff, salaries and benefits due to lack of funding even as the American Hospital Association again asks the federal government to get $100 billion in federal stimulus money to providers at the earliest.
CMS makes available a loan of $34 billion to providers and suppliers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to deliver close to $34 billion this week to providers to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.