COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

American College of Cardiology pushes back ACC.21 due to COVID-related uncertainty

ACC.21 will now take place May 15-17, 2021, in Atlanta.

Confirmed: Key heart medications safe to use for COVID-19 patients

The BRACE CORONA trial focused on the safety of taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers when hospitalized with COVID-19.

Hospital market analysis: Post-COVID belt-tightening, M&A activity likely ahead

If they hope to survive the COVID healthcare economy, many independent hospitals may need to cut their workforces, slash their expenses, reduce their investments, pull the plug on some clinical service lines—or all of the above.

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Federal program fumbling funds for uninsured COVID patients

After reviewing provider reimbursements, an investigative reporter suggests the Trump administration’s low-profile initiative hasn’t been uniformly poor so much as undeniably erratic.

New breathing device for COVID-19 patients, co-developed by a cardiologist, gains key patent

The device delivers helium and oxygen to the user while capturing exhaled gas in a closed-off “rebreather” system.

More time to apply for a share of $15B in phase 2 COVID relief funding

Two days before HHS was to stop accepting providers’ applications for a second, $15 billion round of CARES Act relief funding, the agency is announcing it will extend the deadline to Sept. 13.

Journal issues corrections for key imaging study on heart damage and COVID-19

The authors first learned of the errors after an exchange with a journalist on social media.

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Major U.S. airport launches onsite COVID-19 testing, with results in less than 1 hour

It's believed to be the first such facility to implement a rapid testing program and is powered by Dignity Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco and GoHealth Urgent Care.