Optum CEO Andrew Witty to help WHO develop COVID-19 vaccine

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Thursday, April 16, 2020 Thursday, April 16, 2020 Modern Healthcare is providing some COVID-19 coverage for free as a public service and a show of gratitude to the frontline workers. Support essential journalism. Please subscribe here. Subscription Required Optum CEO Andrew Witty to help WHO develop COVID-19 vaccine Optum CEO Andrew Witty, who recently was also named UnitedHealth president, begins his stint at the World Health Organization April 20. Witty plans to return to the company at the end of the year. Read More > Subscription Required CARES Act direct deposits surprise, confuse specialty physicians HHS interpreted the CARES Act broadly to allow providers hard hit by elective procedure cancellations to qualify for COVID-19 grant funds. Read More > Subscription Required UnitedHealth sees minimal COVID-19 impact in first quarter UnitedHealth Group executives said COVID-19 has so far had limited effects on the company's earnings. While they acknowledge that could change later in the year, UnitedHealth is keeping its full-year earnings expectations. Read More > Subscription Required HIPAA public health details pushed by data advisory group Further clarification into what types of data exchange are allowed when reporting information for public health purposes proved a major theme at a federal COVID-19 pandemic response hearing. Read More > Coronavirus outbreak: Real-time COVID-19 data tied to drug regimen available Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry. Read More > True toll of COVID-19 on U.S. healthcare workers unknown The number of healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus is likely far higher than the reported tally of 9,200, and U.S. officials say they have no comprehensive way to count those who lose their lives trying to save others. Read More > Feds under pressure to publicly track nursing home outbreaks Public health experts say the lack of transparency has been a major blindspot, and that publicizing nursing home outbreaks could alert nearby communities and anguished relatives and help officials focus testing and other safety measures. Read More > Subscription Required Medicare to double payments for high-throughput COVID-19 tests Medicare will pay almost twice as much for high-throughput COVID-19 tests to boost testing capacity and reduce the virus' spread. Read More > Pediatric practices struggle to adapt and survive amid COVID-19 On a normal day, the well-child waiting room at Berkeley Pediatrics bustles with children playing, infants crying and teenagers furiously tapping on their smartphones. On a recent Monday, the room was deserted. Read More > Unsure if a conference is still scheduled? Check out Modern Healthcare's event tracker. We'll keep you up to date on the latest cancellations due to the coronavirus. Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email Editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to chunduri22.covid@blogger.com To ensure delivery of our newsletters to your inbox, please add modernhealthcare@CrainAlerts.com to your address book. Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2020 Modern Healthcare 150 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 United States Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions