COVID-19 could accelerate adoption of point-of-care ultrasound use by nonradiologists
Editor's Note The June 29 AuntMinnie reports on a panel presentation at the virtual annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine that found the adoption of point-of-care ultrasound by nonradiologists may be accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the American College of Radiology recommended not using CT…
Surgical mortality, complications in COVID-19 patients
Editor's Note Surgical mortality and complications were higher in patients with COVID-19, compared with those without COVID-19, this Italian study finds. In this cohort study of 41 surgical patients with COVID-19 and 82 matched control patients without COVID-19: 30-day mortality was significantly higher in COVID-19 patients (19.51% of COVID-19 patients…
CDC weekly update shows decline in COVID-19 mortality
Editor's Note The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 26 posted key updates for week 25, of the COVID-19 epidemic, ending June 20. The percentage of US deaths attributed to flu, pneumonia, or COVID-19 decreased for the ninth consecutive week to 6.9%, from 9.5% a week earlier.…
Declines in patient visits during COVID-19 projected to cost primary care $15 B
Editor's Note Harvard Medical School researchers are projecting that primary care practices will lose more than $15 billion by the end of the year. Because of the steep decline in office visits and fee for service payments from March to May, primary care practices are expected to lose more than…
Researchers use AI to build COVID-19 predictions
Editor's Note Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, are using data collected from around the world by Johns Hopkins University to build prediction models that take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to track COVID-19 and predict where it might surge next. The models examine trends and patterns…
CDC: COVID-19 outbreak in college students after spring break trip to Mexico
Editor's Note Transmission of COVID-19 during and after a college spring break trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, (March 14-19) by University of Texas at Austin students led to 64 cases, including 60 of 183 travelers, 1 of 13 household contacts, and 3 of 35 community contacts, according to the…
CMS issues call to action based on new COVID-19 data for Medicare patients
Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 22 called for a renewed commitment to value-based care based on Medicare claims data that provides an early snapshot of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Medicare population. Medicare patient data, from January 1 to May…
Study confirms most prevalent symptoms of COVID-19
Editor's Note In this study, researchers from five universities confirm that a persistent cough and fever are the most prevalent symptoms of adults infected with COVID-19. However, there is a large proportion of people who have the virus but do not display symptoms. Among the findings of this analysis of…
Joint Commission revises position statement on preventing nosocomial COVID-19 infections
Editor's Note The Joint Commission announced June 24 that it has revised its position statement on preventing nosocomial COVID-19 infections as healthcare organizations resume regular care delivery. The Joint Commission supports the following positions: Continuing to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for universal masking of staff, patients,…
Researchers design COVID-19 knowledge base, risk assessment tool powered by AI
Editor's Note Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and Schmidt College of Medicine (all in Boca Raton) announced on June 24 that they have received a 1-year, $90,000 National Science Foundation RAPID project grant to design a COVID-19 knowledge base and risk assessment tool powered…
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