Now that the COVID-19 quarantine is gradually being lifted, many hospitals and insurance providers are resuming elective procedures that were postponed due to the virus. According to the experts at Healthcare Bluebook, a leading provider of transparency data,
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37 states canceled elective procedures during the peak of COVID-19 to conserve beds and resources for infected patients, postponing approximately 30% of all elective procedures across the country.
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80% of these procedures are expected to be completed this year.
But at what cost??
“When the first wave of this pandemic is behind us, the pent-up patient demand for surgical and procedural care may be immense…”
-American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
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