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It’s easy to assume robotics are the better choice when it comes to patient care, but hospitals must examine closely these assumptions to determine if the robotic procedures are cost-effective as well as beneficial to the patient.

In the year before the global pandemic, Vizient research was calling attention to the vulnerability of the traditional health system business model, highly dependent on enormous profitability on a very small subset of patients to offset unfavorable economics on the bulk of provider volume.

 

Katrina Harper, clinical pharmacy director, Vizient, to present at the FDA's Compounding Quality Center of Excellence Virtual Conference Sept. 22.

Data shows that people are avoiding their doctors’ offices for routine care because they are concerned about acquiring the virus there. This includes parents not bringing their children in for regular check-ups and vaccines and therefore, they are not receiving routine vaccines in a timely manner and increasing their risk for preventable diseases.