Hospital volumes that appeared on the rebound this summer are back on shaky ground with rising cases of the highly contagious delta variant. That includes outpatient care, which grew steadily in the first half of the year, Healthcare Dive reports
Outpatient revenues fell 2% in July from June, while inpatient revenues grew as a portion of overall revenue, according to Kaufman Hall’s report.
Discharges and emergency room visits rose month over month, 4.9% and 4.1%, respectively, while operating room minutes fell 5.9%. Read more.
