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Inside Mercy’s mission to care for non-COVID patients in Los Angeles
June 24, 2020
“We went into it with expectations of, ‘We’ll treat as many patients as you need us to take,” Commander Erin Blevins recalled.
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Guidance on infection prevention for health care personnel
June 23, 2020
Many clinicians have asked whether a physician should use a mask while seeing patients without COVID-19 in the office.
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Cost of preventable adult hospital stays topped $33 billion in 2017
June 23, 2020
Heart failure, diabetes, and COPD were the most expensive preventable conditions.
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Asthma leads spending on avoidable pediatric inpatient stays
June 19, 2020
Asthma costs nearly equaled potentially avoidable hospital bills for diabetes, gastroenteritis, and UTIs combined.
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80% of US counties have no ID specialists
June 11, 2020
80% of counties in the top quartile of COVID-19 cases have no ID physicians or a below-average percentile.
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Money worries during COVID-19? Six tips to keep your finances afloat
June 10, 2020
“A lot of people are hesitant to stop their automatic savings if they’ve been maxing out their 401(k) contribution or 529 accounts. ... But if you’re thinking long term, the reality is that missing a couple of months won’t make or break a plan.”
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
June 9, 2020
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely to continue.
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COVID-19: New group stands up for health professionals facing retaliation
June 2, 2020
“Doctors, nurses, health care workers are not the typical type to engage politically, to speak out, [or to] advocate for themselves,” said Beacon cofounder Dr. Sejal Hathi.
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Opinion
COVID-19: An opportunity to rehumanize psychiatry
June 1, 2020
We should also promote as much humanity as society and public health safety will permit, said Dr. Nicolas Badre.
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COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
May 29, 2020
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.
