As hospitals consider reopening to visitors and resuming certain services, they must balance the need to offset financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic with the need to ensure the safety of staff and patients.
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24.
“Senate committee investigates Novo Nordisk’s high list prices for diabetes and weight loss drugs, citing potential to bankrupt healthcare system.”
“FTC bans noncompete agreements for nurses, protecting them from exploitative training repayment provisions. Hospitals criticize ruling’s impact on recruitment
FTC implements noncompete ban with sweeping effects on healthcare industry. Questions remain on jurisdiction and impact on tax-exempt nonprofits hospitals.
In a 2017 retrospective study, investigators found that in-hospital mortality and readmission rates were lower (adjusted difference, ≈0.5%) among
“FTC chief warns of healthcare price fixing risks driven by technology advancements, emphasizing the use of algorithms and the agency’s focus on protecting cons
tions. The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the differences between men and women in achieving benchmarks for promotion and analyze where such…
News and resources, including updates on compensation, work schedule and satisfaction, related to physician careers
When it comes to career satisfaction, nearly equal numbers of hospitalists who were surveyed said they were both less and more satisfied.
Mass General Brigham executive lobbies for more oversight of healthcare AI on Capitol Hill. Health system’s chief data science officer advocates for regulation.
