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COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
December 17, 2020
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
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Opinion
13 best practices to increase hospitalist billing efficiency
December 17, 2020
Although hospitalists do a tremendous amount of work, they do not always bill for what they are doing.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
December 17, 2020
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
News
FDA clears first OTC rapid at-home COVID diagnostic test
December 16, 2020
Authorization of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is “a major milestone in diagnostic testing for COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, MD, said.
Opinion
COVID-19 and patient safety in the medical office
December 15, 2020
Medical offices must take steps to safely manage patients while protecting clinical staff from COVID-19.
News
COVID-related harm to HCWs must be tracked more rigorously: NAS panel
December 15, 2020
Although the data are still limited, the prevalence of burnout and suicide points to a serious concern, according to the report.
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News
Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
December 15, 2020
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
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News
Bias against hiring hospitalists trained in family medicine still persists
December 15, 2020
“Truly, the best candidate for the position, regardless of background and training, is what you want."
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Opinion
Understanding messenger RNA and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
December 14, 2020
Technological advances make these new and revolutionary vaccines a reality.
News
COVID-19 neurologic fallout not limited to the severely ill
December 14, 2020
Patients with neurologic complications of COVID-19 are likely to require ongoing rehabilitation, even after they leave the hospital.
