The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way healthcare professionals operate, pushing many to adapt to remote work environments. In some ways, it seems the world is still slowly transitioning back to a semblance of normalcy.
The past few years have seen an extraordinary rise in telehealth services as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward virtual care. With the advent of telehealth, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) loosened its HIPAA enforcements, providing temporary relief and flexibility to healthcare...
CMS is ending a requirement that all hospital providers and suppliers be vaccinated against COVID-19 as of the end of the public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, according to new guidance issued on May 1 in the Quality, Safety & Oversight (QS) Group memo to CMS state agencies, “...
About 800,000 nurses plan to leave the workforce by 2027, according to research conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. That number includes 188,962 RNs younger than 40 years old. There are currently 4.5 million registered nurses.
Reports of a growing physician shortage are nothing new. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were already concerns that the number of practicing physicians was decreasing while the number of patients was increasing. This had more to do with physicians getting older and retiring and patients...