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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
 

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Top three reasons to continue mask mandates for patients and staff

The top three reasons to continue to require patients, staff, visitors, and vendors to wear masks.

Physician shortage could be as high as 124,000 by 2034, study finds

By 2034, there will be a shortage of physicians ranging from 37,800 to 124,000, according to a recent report prepared for the Association of American Medical Colleges.rm investment in the healthcare workforce. The time to act is now,” he said.

Coronavirus pandemic drives growth of hospital at home programs

After modest uptake for nearly three decades, hospital at home programs are now growing faster across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Newsletter Articles

Check your state’s pandemic plan to make sure 1135 waivers line up locally

If your healthcare organization has taken advantage of federal 1135 blanket waivers during the national public health emergency (PHE), be sure to review the use of those waivers as you prepare for survey to check if any were inconsistent with requirements under your state emergency or pandemic plan.

A year of COVID-19 data: Lessons learned

If a year of COVID-19 could be said to have any positives, one is the immense amount of data the pandemic has generated for the healthcare industry. That data has been both vast and valuable, and resulted from a wide array of resources, including medication management solutions.

 

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Brian Ward, Associate Editor

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