Chief Healthcare Executive March 25, 2021
Hospitals face both operational and financial challenges as the pandemic heads past the 12-month mark, according to a report based on interviews with 320 hospital administrators in 45 states.
America’s hospitals are in “survival mode,” as the number of COVID-19 cases dipped but did not stop from early winter peaks, according to a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) that offered a snapshot of how the pandemic has exacerbated old problems and created new ones.
Hospitals face both operational and financial challenges as the pandemic heads past the 12-month mark, according to the report, which is a “pulse” report based on interviews with 320 hospital administrators in 45 states. The interviews occurred February 22-26, 2021, as...