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cord-029612-cts1al9z	Kaplan, Alan	COVID-19 and Healthcare's Productivity Shock	2020-06-15		.txt	text/plain	2589	125	47	And yet, as patients shy away from hospitals and clinics, the crisis is challenging longstanding pillars of providers' revenue models, many of which focus on in-person visit volume, high-priced procedures, and profitable markups on drugs that physicians buy and bill to insurers and patients. Revenue growth, fee for service and healthcare's operating model This hiring pattern tracks the basic financial incentives that shape American healthcare: provider revenue growth stems from rising prices and increased service volume.3 Face-to-face visits, procedures and drug infusion all require more patient-facing staff, which creates a clear business case to add these workers. Hospitals and " practices that shift revenue away from pure fee-for-service pricing, while embracing virtual care delivery and eliminating unnecessary operational overhead could exit the crisis with more resilient businesses, while boosting the financial health of the system as a whole.	./cache/cord-029612-cts1al9z.txt	./txt/cord-029612-cts1al9z.txt