New AMGA data show medical groups have trimmed clinic staff per provider even as wRVUs and visits keep rising, and physicians are absorbing the difference.
|Articles|April 28, 2020
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: APRIL 28 update
Author(s)Logan Lutton
Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results and more.
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How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on April 28:
Positive tests: 981,134
Negative tests: 4,612,361
Pending tests: 4,077
Patient deaths: 50,327
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