MRCS Weekly Recap 25 (7.18.2022 - 7.24.2022)
1. Amazon Health? Amazon is purchasing One Medical for $3.9 billion in an all-cash deal. This adds a network of brick-and-mortar...
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Staying up to date on the latest healthcare news can be daunting. We at MRCS hope to alleviate this pain for you in our weekly blog. We will touch on a few of the most pressing issues and trends in the healthcare space to keep you updated!
Kem Tolliver
- Jul 18, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 24 (7.11.2022 - 7.17.2022)
1. ‘Super Variant’ The Biden administration is extending the public health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent...
Kem Tolliver
- Jul 11, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 23 (7.4.2022 - 7.10.2022)
1. COVID A new study of Italian healthcare workers shows that 2 or 3 doses of the vaccine (including booster shots) may cut the...
Kem Tolliver
- Jul 4, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 22 (6.27.2022 - 7.3.2022)
1. COVID Pfizer and BioNTech are starting to plan clinical trials on universal covid vaccine booster shots. These have been studied...
Kem Tolliver
- Jun 27, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 21 (6.19.2022 - 6.25.2022)
1. COVID Treatment tends to center around wealthier areas. A big reason for this is the more affluent areas being less crowded,...
Kem Tolliver
- Jun 20, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 20 (6.12.2022 - 6.18.2022)
1. COVID An FDA panel unanimously voted to recommend the authorization of the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6-17 years old. The...
Kem Tolliver
- Jun 13, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 19 (6.5.2022 - 6.11.2022)
1. COVID Hold on to your seatbelts, and grab your life jacket, because another wave of covid is coming our way. This summer covid...
Kem Tolliver
- Jun 6, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 18 (5.29.2022 - 6.4.2022)
1. COVID The US is still suffering from coronavirus. While the number of hospitalizations (Over 2 weeks) has increased 16% to...
Kem Tolliver
- May 30, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 17 (5.22.2022 - 5.28.2022)
1. COVID A new report from the CDC found that over a third of adults recovering from covid have had problems lasting a month to a...
Kem Tolliver
- May 23, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 16 (5.15.2022 - 5.21.2022)
1. COVID As of May 16, the US has officially reached 1 million deaths from covid-19. May 15 experienced the highest new covid cases...
Kem Tolliver
- May 16, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 15 (5.8.2022 - 5.14.2022)
1. COVID Many people thought we would be getting a break from the covid pandemic. Then Omicron emerged, and cases continued to rise....
Kem Tolliver
- May 9, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 14 (5.1.2022 - 5.7.2022)
1. COVID Covid is becoming more like the flu but still remains a long way from being ordinary. While it is becoming more...
Kem Tolliver
- May 2, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 13 (4.24.2022 - 4.30.2022)
1. COVID The US is looking to recommend annual covid-19 vaccine boosters, similar to the flu shot, despite no evidence proving this...
Kem Tolliver
- Apr 25, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 12 (4.17.2022 - 4.23.2022)
1. COVID The WHO urges nonvaccinated individuals who are the most at-risk group to get Paxlovid pills for mild and moderate Covid...
Kem Tolliver
- Apr 18, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 11 (4.10.2022 - 4.16.2022)
1. COVID Pfizer is seeking a COVID booster for healthy 5–11-year olds. The CDC and other US health authorities have urged everyone...
Kem Tolliver
- Apr 11, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 10 (4.3.2022 - 4.9.2022)
1. COVID A new study found that Covid vaccination early in pregnancy is not linked to congenital problems. JAMA Pediatrics analyzed...
Kem Tolliver
- Apr 4, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 9 (3.27.2022 - 4.2.2022)
1. COVID The US has approved a second covid booster shot for people 50 and older. Israel health officials have shown that second...
Kem Tolliver
- Mar 28, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 8 (3.20.2022 - 3.26.2022)
1. COVID The White House is running out of funding for its pandemic response. As a result, it has stopped paying providers for...
Kem Tolliver
- Mar 21, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 7 (3.13.2022 - 3.19.2022)
1. Staffing Shortages Medical errors and device malfunctions have historically topped the list of safety concerns from the ECRI....
Kem Tolliver
- Mar 14, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 6 (3.6.2022 - 3.12.2022)
1. COVID New COVID cases are decreasing! On February 1, we saw 296,000 new cases and 440,000 total cases over a 7-day average in the...
Kem Tolliver
- Mar 7, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 5 (2.27.22-3.5.22)
1. COVID In his State of the Union address, Biden expressed optimism about returning to "normal life" and how the virus will "no...
Kem Tolliver
- Feb 28, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 4 (2.20.22-2.26.22)
1. COVID A "heartbreaking" pandemic has left more than 5.2 million children orphans grieving the loss of parents or caregivers....
Kem Tolliver
- Feb 21, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 3 (2.13.22-2.19.22)
1. COVID COVID-19 vaccines are "a freaking miracle." At least 55% of the world is vaccinated against COVID-19, with the US hovering...
Kem Tolliver
- Feb 14, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 2 (2.6.22 - 2.12.22)
1. COVID The CDC has estimated that 1 in 10 people develop long-term Covid symptoms. Shortness of breath was the most common...
Kem Tolliver
- Feb 7, 2022
MRCS Weekly Recap 1 (1.30.22 - 2.5.22)
Staying up to date on the latest healthcare news can be daunting. We at Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists hope to alleviate this pain for...
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