Sometimes, a high number is a good thing. Take, for example, a test score or an IQ. Other times, it can spell trouble. A prime example of this is the United States’ current consumer price index (CPI), a measure of inflation. The CPI is at its highest level in almost...
Yes, we’re tired of talking about “the pandemic” and “the virus” – we have a feeling you are, too. Although, in all reality, it’s been a catalyst for healthcare providers to discover ways to drive toward and achieve their quality goals and patient outcomes. But, it’s...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released and distributed the first test for COVID-19 diagnosis — the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel — in February 2020. Since then, the United States has conducted more...
The United States healthcare industry employs approximately 22 million individuals and accounts for roughly 15 percent of all of the nation’s workers. That figure includes more than one million professionally-active physicians, almost 4.2 million registered nurses...
Patient volumes are near 2019 levels for many healthcare providers, even as they continue to be impacted by waves of COVID-19 cases due to newly emerging variants. Some of the approximately 40 percent of Americans who delayed medical care during the height of the...
