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Amid some resistance by healthcare workers, COVID-19 vaccine delivery continues to roll out
Amid the early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, provider organizations are urging reluctant clinicians and other employees to take the inoculation.
Hospitals begin to receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Hospitals and other providers that were prioritized in state COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans have begun to receive and administer their first doses.
Patient visit restrictions bringing many new costs
Ongoing hospital visitor restrictions can have a range of adverse effects, potentially affecting clinical outcomes and increasing costs for health plans and providers in value-based payment models.
Hospitals try to apply lessons learned during the COVID-19 response
Hospitals are looking to apply lessons and innovations learned from their response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
CMS unveils the Geographic Direct Contracting model
The Geographic Direct Contracting model will test full-risk arrangements for healthcare entities serving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries within defined geographic areas.
How hospitals are trying to get patients to return amid COVID-19
Hospitals are using a variety of efforts — from television campaigns to patient outreach — to get patients to return for care.
Healthcare organizations prepare for sicker patients in 2021 due to deferred care
Healthcare organizations are bracing for a sicker 2021 patient populations due to pandemic-era disruptions in care, even as they scramble to prevent that outcome.
Coming coronavirus surges will hit hospitals harder than earlier spikes did, disease expert says
An infectious disease expert expects hospitals to have larger COVID-19 patient surges than they’ve had to date.
Big value-based payment shifts may happen during a Biden administration
A Biden administration could undertake many changes to federally operated value-based payment models, say industry watchers.
Walmart’s plans to test narrow networks selected on quality could set stage for a shift in employer-sponsored insurance
Walmart plans a ground-breaking test of narrow networks for its employee health plan that will test both enrollee acceptance and physician cooperation.