Aug 13 2021
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This Surge is Different and Harder to Manage – Care Guidance Can Help

Blog, COVID-19, Guideway Care

With new COVID-19 variants driving up rates of ER and inpatient utilization, hospitals are trying to adjust. Some of the problems are the same: lack of PPE, misinformation, and bed shortages. But this wave has some unique characteristics that make it more challenging. The availability of the vaccine and the behavior of the delta variant […]

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Mar 31 2021
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COVID-19’s Impact on Cancer Care—Increased Complexity and Increased Demand for Care Guidance

Blog, Cancer, COVID-19, Guideway Care

As an industry, we agree that COVID-19 has made an indelible impact on how we practice healthcare in the United States. The virus’s influence is apparent in those industry segments that treat the most complex and vulnerable patient populations, with cancer serving as a palpable embodiment of COVID-19’s effects. Three significant trends in cancer care […]

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Mar 5 2021
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Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities While Lowering Nursing Demands

Blog, COVID-19, Guideway Care, Infectious Disease

In July 2020, the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 was introduced to Congress to help address the inequality in outcomes impacting minority populations. But the hard work of closing care gaps is still left to nurses. In July 2020, the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 was introduced to Congress. With a […]

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Jan 28 2021
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Available—Now What?

Blog, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

With the COVID-19 vaccine roll out intensifying, the hard work of getting vaccines to patients is left, in large part, to providers. The complexity of the task is just like the pandemic–unprecedented. Providers, who are already strained with spikes in COVID-19 patients, lower rates of elective procedures, and staff shortages, are asked to: help dispel […]

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Oct 26 2020
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Delayed Cancer Screenings Lead to Dramatic Decrease in Newly Diagnosed Patients

Blog, Cancer, COVID-19

LexisNexis Highlights How Stay at Home Orders Have Impacted Preventive Screenings, Diagnoses Information and analytics provider LexisNexis recently reported that stay-at-home orders have led to alarming trends in preventive screenings for cancer, with reductions of up to 91% in April and May 2020, when compared to the same time period in 2019. The decrease in […]

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Mar 26 2020
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Coding COVID-19 Claims

Blog, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

Healthcare providers are working tirelessly to care for patients during the COVID-19 crisis. Many are isolated from their families so they can take care of our families. Supporting them are countless non-clinical professionals working to keep their organizations operating and create plans for how to successfully transition out of this crisis when the time comes. […]

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