HealthIT Answers December 8, 2020
By Gopal Khanna, MBA, Director, AHRQ and Joel Cohen PhD, Director, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
As COVID-19 has continued its unrelenting advance across the Nation, urgent questions have confronted an often overwhelmed healthcare system: How many hospital beds are available in different locations around the country? How many are currently occupied? What is the capacity of hospitals to provide intensive care unit (ICU) and ventilator care? What is the capacity of physician offices to provide telehealth services? What would be the financial impact of increased telehealth and fewer in-person visits on physician practices’ ability to remain open? And many more! Unfortunately, answers to many of these questions have not been available, even though the need for the...
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