Healthcare Innovation September 8, 2021
A study from HHS OIG reports that more than 50 percent of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19 received intensive care or mechanical ventilation
On Aug. 30, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a study entitled, “Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With COVID-19 Experienced a Wide Range of Serious, Complex Conditions.” The study was conducted because Medicare beneficiaries have been particularly affected by COVID-19 and remain highly at risk to new variants and the continued surges of the virus.
The report states that “Understanding the types of conditions for which Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19 are being treated and who was more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 can help hospitals and health officials better...
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