A simple break-even calculation turns a reimbursement advantage into staff minutes, showing practices when prior authorization, denials and uncollected patient balances wipe out a better rate.
|Articles|May 16, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: May 16, 2022
Author(s)Logan Lutton
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on May 16:
Positive tests: 82,468,606
Patient deaths: 999,602
Total vaccine doses distributed: 736,970,055
Patients who’ve received the first dose: 257,846,006
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 220,597,701
% of population fully vaccinated: 66.4%
% tied to Omicron variant: 99.8%
% tied to Other: 0.2%
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