Articles by tag: Pandemic
Macroeconomic drivers are especially important with the world continuing to grapple with economic recovery and growth in the post-pandemic era. As a result, the dynamics of energy and the economy take on heightened significance. The intertwining of the energy sector, commodity prices, employment data, and real estate movements offer a fascinating, if complex, overview […]
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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends This Week. Care Providers Should Keep Telehealth Flexibility Intact.
The COVID-19 public health emergency is coming to close this week, and with it, patients and physicians are preparing for a wave of adjustments. Many pandemic-introduced healthcare changes are set to end, including free COVID tests and treatments. Telehealth flexibilities, such as using applications like FaceTime for medical consultations, will cease, and providers will […]
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The Pandemic Accelerated Health Systems’ Adoption of Digital Health Services. They’re Now Maneuvering a “Fragmented” Ecosystem.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption across the healthcare industry, from exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage to a heavier involvement from federal and local governments in funding relief programs and an easing of regulatory red tape. It also led to, by complete necessity, a surge in the adoption of digital technologies and services, […]
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As Nurses & Physicians Continue to Face Workforce Shortages, Improving Healthcare Workforce Safety Becomes a Top Priority
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the healthcare industry is no exception. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a significant challenge for the healthcare industry, creating hefty healthcare workforce struggles. After nearly three years, many healthcare systems are still struggling to cope with the unprecedented healthcare staffing shortage across many specialties. Given the […]
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Will the Recent Decline in Truck Transportation Jobs Impact the Supply Chain? Likely No, Experts Say
The trucking industry saw a decline of truck transportation jobs in February 2023, marking the second-largest one-month loss in the last 10 years. Data out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the trucking industry saw a decline of around 8,500 jobs in February, coming in at 1,599,900 on a seasonally adjusted basis. […]
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Why Consumers are Increasing Luxury Spending
What better time to run a quick spending spree than right after the fall of Covid? As the world recovers from the pandemic, a surprising trend has emerged – consumers are increasing their luxury spending despite the overall reluctance to spend. A recent survey by Criteo, an online advertising firm, found this trend across […]
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Cambium Learning Group: Helping Teachers Teach and Students Learn
The education sector has gone through some major hurdles over the last few years. So whatever problems teachers and students were having before the COVID pandemic only got worse during and after. As challenging as things might be, it’s a challenge one company is more than happy to take on. On this episode of […]