Tag Archives: Coronavirus

What We’re Reading – Employees are eager to get back to the workplace—if it’s safe

We were a little surprised to read a recent article stating that more than half the respondents to a survey are ready to return to the workplace.  It seems they miss interacting with co-workers (55%) while another 43% look forward … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – During COVID, holiday gift-giving can be HR’s ‘time to shine’

This year has rocked the workplace like no other, and although we’re probably all glad to see 2020 end, the issue of holiday traditions looms large.  Many companies of all sizes are foregoing expensive holiday parties this year for many … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – The Average Cost of Hospital Care for COVID-19

Wide variations in hospital costs for COVID-19 patients were discussed in an article from Healthcare Finance News.  The author cited claims research from February through August and revealed the average cost of hospital care varied by age and length of … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Identity theft risk spiking with COVID-19

A very interesting article from Physician Practice discusses scams that have resulted from the pandemic and provides several good sources of additional information.  In a nutshell, identify theft happens every two seconds, has affected 30% of the US population and … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Get Ready for these 4 Changes Coming to the Business World in 2021

We believe 2020 will go down as the Year – if not the eon – of Adaptation.  It certainly seems like we’ve lived an eon in just 10 months, doesn’t it?  Not only have employees, children, consumers et al adapted, … Read Full Post

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Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding

On October 5, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services announced that healthcare providers will be able to apply for a Phase 3 General Distribution allocation from the Provider Relief Fund.  This allocation is available to providers who were … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Enhanced Care During COVID-19: New Uses for Home Health Virtual Visits

An interesting whitepaper from NavCare shed some light on the importance to the bottom line and patient outcomes of virtual visits and associated technology.  In 2020, the perfect storm hit home care:  the phasing in of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Inside Citizens Bank’s Unique COVID-era Benefits

Is there anyone who has not been impacted by the COVID crisis?  We’d be hard-pressed to find that lucky individual! Everyone else has been – to put it nicely – rocked by the changes to our family life, recreation, health … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Five Self-care Tips for Physicians in the COVID Era

Physicians have always had stress in their lives but when COVID surfaced, it just seemed to mount higher. We all probably thought at the beginning that this would only affect our lives for a short period of time and then … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Three ways healthcare facilities are rebounding from COVID-19

The pandemic has been stressful for every industry but healthcare has been hard hit for a few reasons: providers still need to treat patients, but some of those patients may be scared to go to the doctor’s office or visit … Read Full Post

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