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COVID-19’s Price Tag Leaves Large Hospitals At Risk

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The healthcare industry continues to be on high alert and many hospitals are operating increasingly close to maximum capacity. Elective procedures typically handled at the hospital have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, and healthcare organizations continue to feel the effects and incur losses from the reduced volume. “I

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UnitedHealth Earnings Show Healthcare At The Crossroads

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healthcare system was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, a reality illustrated by UnitedHealth Group’s latest earnings report published Wednesday (Jan. The company previously reported that demand for healthcare services fell to two-thirds of baseline levels at its low point this spring. Every aspect of the U.S.

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When Payroll Legislation Comes With An $100,000 Price Tag For Corporates

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The legislation most watched by SMBs, Paychex found, ranges from payroll card rules to paid leave laws and healthcare reform. 5), The Workforce Institute at Kronos published its latest research that aims to put a price tag on regulatory changes for the business community. Today (Tuesday, Sept.

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Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking, Phishing

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Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group ( TAG ) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets, the California-based global technology company wrote on its blog Thursday (May 27). Slovenia, Canada, India, Bahrain, Cyprus, and the U.K.

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Walgreens Adds To Digital 3.0 Momentum

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While Lululemon bought an entire company to get closer to consumers at home, Walgreens expanded a partnership with Microsoft and Adobe to launch a new customer insights platform the company says will deliver personalized healthcare and shopping offerings. Two new projects have already been tagged for the initiative.

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto

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COVID-19’s Price Tag Leaves Large Hospitals At Financial Risk. The pandemic has upended almost every dynamic of the healthcare system from funding to operations to profits. Dominick Colabella, CEO of Rectangle Health, told Karen Webster a drop in elective procedures has even put large hospitals at a financial risk.

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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Its main mission is to update those analog lost-pet posters via a a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but also gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Better Pet Tag. The goal is to create a really affordable, much better pet tag,” she said. physical retail landscape.

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