Mailbag: Virtual Nurses, Bundled Payments, and Single Payer

Health Care Rounds by John Marchica

Sep 11, 202621:39Health

On this week's mailbag, John tackles three reader questions: How are health systems using AI to address the nursing shortage, and do these solutions solve the underlying problem? Are bundled payments becoming the norm fo...

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