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With most states lifting stay-at-home orders and easing restrictions, businesses will reopen and employees can return to the workplace. However, the return to work will be far from business as usual. In order to quell employee fears as well as reduce liability,...

Underlying conditions and age have shown to increase the hospitalization and mortality rates for those who have contracted COVID-19. However, certain lifestyle factors are now proving to be just as significant in determining the severity of the virus. Obesity and...

COVID-19 has already shown to more seriously impact those with chronic conditions, including diabetes, hypertension and COPD, as well as tobacco users and those who are overweight or obese. Now physicians are seeing an alarming rate of patients with cardiovascular...

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow and stay at home orders are extended, it is clear that this crisis has not yet reached its peak in the U.S. While there is still much to be learned about the virus and how to treat, contain and prevent it, there are...

These are truly unprecedented times. COVID-19 has overwhelmed hospitals and resulted in astounding state-wide lockdowns that have crippled entire cities. In the face of these challenging circumstances, Applied Health Analytics would like to extend sincere appreciation...

A previous blog post discussed how insurers were venturing into the primary care space by opening their own clinics, most notably the partnership between CVS Health and Aetna to operate MinuteClinics. Now retailers are the latest to jump into the market with Wal-Mart...

Another big change is taking place in the healthcare market as health insurers open their own primary care clinics, as described in a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. The move allows for some of the nation’s largest health insurers to take control of both...