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COVID-19 hospitalizations could result in high out-of-pocket spending for commercially insured consumer-directed health plan enrollees

Costs for COVID-19 High With Consumer-Directed Health Plans

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Out-of-pocket costs high for consumer-directed health plan enrollees, especially younger individuals
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of June 15 to 19

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Heart transplant patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms may be sicker than nontransplant patients

Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality

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However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
About 22 percent of the global population has at least one underlying condition that places them at increased risk for severe COVID-19

22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19

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Those at increased risk ranged from <5 percent of those <20 years to >66 percent for those ≥70 years
The use of the prone position for awake

Prone Position Ups Oxygenation in Patients With Severe COVID-19

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Patients with SpO2 ≥95 percent after one hour of prone position had lower rates of intubation
Combined isolation and tracing strategies can reduce COVID-19 transmission more than mass testing or self-isolation alone

Isolation, Contact Tracing Combo Can Cut COVID-19 Transmission

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64 percent drop seen in transmission for self-isolation, household quarantine plus manual contact tracing
A study on the use of masks to protect against the new coronavirus should be retracted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences because it contains "egregious errors" and "verifiably false" statements

Scientists Say Journal Should Retract Mask Study

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Study, published June 11, claims wearing a mask 'significantly reduces the number of infections' with the new coronavirus
Antiracism protests in the United States have not led to increases in new cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

Early Data Show No Protest-Related Increases in COVID-19 Infections

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Use of masks and the fact that protests are outdoors may have helped
Statewide stay-at-home orders are associated with decreases in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Stay-at-Home Orders Tied to Slowing of COVID-19 Hospitalizations

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12 days after stay-at-home orders started, hospitalization growth began to deviate from projected numbers
Presentation patterns are similar in patients with type 1 diabetes admitted with confirmed or suspected COVID-19

Hyperglycemia Common in T1DM Patients With COVID-19

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Most prevalent adverse outcome in those with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 was diabetic ketoacidosis