Tag: Medical Societies

These Data Do Not Give Us Hope’: COVID-19 Cases Rebound Immediately When States Lift Social Distancing Policies

There is no denying the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every layer of the population gravely. Be it the people involved in business, services, or agriculture, this pandemic has somehow hit everyone very hard. Even if a person has not been contracted the disease, the far-reaching effects of the epidemic have not spared […]

CHI Franciscan Establishes Mission Control Center for Healthcare

CHI Franciscan, a Tacoma, Washington based Catholic nonprofit health system, recently announced the launch of a Mission Control Center that would focus on optimizing care for patients, enhancing their services, and boosting their capacity to handle more patients in its acute care hospitals across 8 locations. The institution has one of the biggest health systems […]

Physician Self-referral Bill Draws Praise, Backlash from Medical Societies

On April 19, 2019, a new bill was introduced to Congress with an aim of closing the loopholes in Medicare. The study focused on preventing physician self-referrals specifically for radiation therapy, advanced imaging, physical therapy, and anatomic pathology. This is new legislation placed before the Congress to consider and update Medicare policies. The Promoting Integrity […]