Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Telemedicine and the coronavirus: What you need to know
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for non-traditional forms of health care, and telemedicine is one of the leaders.
Apr 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Telehealth usage was growing among internists prior to COVID-19
(HealthDay)—There is wide variation in the use of telehealth among internal medicine physicians and subspecialists, according the "2020 American College of Physicians (ACP) Member Survey About Telehealth Implementation."
Apr 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opinion: Hospitals with empty beds should restore care to non-COVID-19 patients
American hospitals are waging a generational struggle against COVID-19. For once, the wartime metaphor seems appropriate. At the same time, we should not inflict casualties on the many vulnerable Americans suffering from ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Medical economics
Unemployed workers less likely to be uninsured post-ACA
(HealthDay)—Following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), unemployed workers were less likely to be uninsured, and uninsurance rates decreased more in states with Medicaid expansion, according to a report from ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
APA urges additional access to mental health services over phone during COVID-19 pandemic
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing numbers of Americans are accessing their care through telehealth, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Insurance coverage key to timely care in head and neck cancer cases
A study published in the JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on head and neck cancer patients, finding that the expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were associated ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Medical economics
National health spending expected to increase through 2028
(HealthDay)—National health expenditures are projected to increase at an average annual rate of 5.4 percent for 2019 to 2028, representing almost 20 percent of U.S. gross domestic product by 2028, according to a study published ...
Mar 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns
Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, and at least one facility already had to resort to using plastic garbage bags to make gowns, an industry group warned ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Younger cancer survivors far more likely to experience food and financial insecurity
New research from the American Cancer Society in the March 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that younger cancer survivors are more likely to experience significant financial ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Health
Amid virus crisis, officials announce health care tech rules
With coronavirus topping Americans' concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects Monday by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.
Mar 9, 2020
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