The first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution program is well underway in Santa Clara County, which could move to the second phase as soon as the end of January, health leaders say.
5 Questions: Kevin Schulman on encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in a politically polarized country
COVID-19 vaccination rates must reach 80% to achieve herd immunity, but only about 60% of Americans are willing to be vaccinated, according to the Pew Research Center. Stanford physician and economist Kevin Schulman suggests marketing tactics to boost compliance. Jan 7 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer was granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration.
More than 300,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 about 1 in every 1,000 people in this country. But will people agree to be vaccinated against the virus that causes the disease?
In November, only about 60% of Americans were willing far short of the 80% believed necessary to stop the disease from spreading, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. On Dec. 31, the
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The New Year often serves as a wake-up call for people wanting to eat healthier after spending the holiday months indulging in some of their favorite foods.
With that in mind, the
U.S. News and World Report had an expert panel review more than 40 eating plans and then ranked the 20 best diets of 2021 to help people “lose weight and improve your overall health.” In the top spot was the Mediterranean diet, following by the DASH and Flexitarian diets in a tie for spot No. 2, followed by the WW, keto and Dukan diets.
Yahoo Life spoke with nutrition experts about the top-ranked eating plans with some expressing surprise over how some diets made the cut.
Amazon, Disney, and Uber reveal remote interviewing and hiring processes on January 7, 2021, 11:58 AM PST TechRepublic takes an exclusive look at key HR trends and predictions from some of the most recognizable companies.
The most-wanted HR tools, from Talview s latest poll. Image: Talview
Among the many challenges the enterprise tackled last year during the pandemic-imposed upheaval, the most odious (business-wise) was the rapid shift to remote work. Specifically, human resources departments had talent to contend with, as they dealt with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, firing, on-boarding, consulting, and much more. The tech-oriented HR firm Talview conducted a recent survey on remote hiring trends for 2021 amid the COVID-19 crisis and the workforce shift to telecommuting.
Stanford Healthcare Loses in Appeals Court, Accused of Alleged $468 Million Dollar Healthcare Billing Fraud Palo Alto, CA, January 05, 2021 (PR.com) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Stanford Healthcare’s (formerly Stanford Hospitals and Clinic) argument in the U.S. government’s case against Stanford Healthcare for nearly $500 million dollars of alleged Medicare billing fraud. In entering its ruling against the healthcare company, the court struck Stanford s argument on the critical motion.
The Federal False Claims Act Complaint against Stanford Hospital and Stanford Healthcare was filed in December of 2017 in Federal Court. The Complaint alleges Stanford misused its “Epic” electronic records system which allowed Stanford to schematically alter and adulterate health and billing records without detection.