Feb 25, 2021 12:14pm
In a study that looked at admissions among Medicare patients, there were wide variations in admission rates between physicians, according to the work by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Harvard Medical School. (Studio 642/Getty Images)
Exactly which doctor a patient ends up seeing in an emergency department can have a big impact on whether or not they get admitted to the hospital, according to a study recently published in Health Affairs.
In a study that looked at admissions among Medicare patients, there were wide variations in admission rates between physicians, according to work by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Harvard Medical School.
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Feb 24, 2021 3:15pm
As talks on Capitol Hill heat up over a new COVID-19 relief package, the American Hospital Association released a new report that shows hospitals could lose up to $122 billion this year. (Getty Images)
Hospitals could lose between $53 billion and $122 billion due to the lingering effects of COVID-19, depending on the speed of vaccine distribution and complete recovery of patient volumes, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
The report, released Wednesday and commissioned by the American Hospital Association (AHA), details several factors that will continue to depress hospital finances this year. The report comes as the AHA is pressing Congress to include more money for the provider relief fund in its next package.