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Disparate study results on elective labor costs fuel debate
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Mental health visits account for 19% of ED costs
Anxiety and fear-related diagnoses are the most costly mental and substance use disorders in emergency departments.
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Money worries during COVID-19? Six tips to keep your finances afloat
“A lot of people are hesitant to stop their automatic savings if they’ve been maxing out their 401(k) contribution or 529 accounts. ... But if you...
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Daily Recap: How to stay afloat financially during COVID-19, more bad news on e-cigs
The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems is associated with increased risk of cigarette smoking relapse among former smokers.
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely...
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Today’s Top News Highlights: Your coding questions answered, biologics and melanoma, and more
“The likelihood that approximately 40%-45% of those infected with SARS-CoV-2 will remain asymptomatic suggests that the virus might have greater...
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Doctors’ top telehealth coding questions answered
This column addresses several readers’ questions on using telehealth and provides guidance on delivering mental health services remotely.
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Cardiology societies unite to denounce racist violence
The death of George Floyd and other African Americans at the hands of police prompted the Association of Black Cardiologists, AHA, and ACC to...
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Today’s top news highlights: Addressing racism in maternity care, group forms to protect health professionals from retaliation
The emerging racial disparities in COVID-19 incidence and outcomes in the United States are on a collision course with long-standing racial...
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COVID-19: New group stands up for health professionals facing retaliation
“Doctors, nurses, health care workers are not the typical type to engage politically, to speak out, [or to] advocate for themselves,” said Beacon...
Opinion
COVID-19: An opportunity to rehumanize psychiatry
We should also promote as much humanity as society and public health safety will permit, said Dr. Nicolas Badre.