Healthcare Dive writes: As the COVID-19 pandemic forced providers across the United States to defer many elective procedures, the number of patients who sought out hospital care declined by an average of more than 50%, according to data from hospital software company Strata Decision Technology. Even service lines involving what are often life-threatening illnesses saw large drops, with cardiac care falling 57% and cancer care decreasing 37%, according to the analysis, which compares procedure volumes from a two week period over March and April this year to the same time frame last year.
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- Healthcare Dive: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/knee-replacements-nearly-halted-as-hospitals-braced-for-covid-19-data-show/578204/
- Strata Decision Technology: National Patient and Procedure Volume Tracker – https://www.stratadecision.com/national-patient-and-procedure-volume-tracker/
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