A simple strategy helps doctors fight burnout. Could it work for the rest of us?
With the serious incline in what is known as “burnout,” it is now important as ever that we make sure we have a core group…
Category: COVID-19
From weaponized AI to threats against the vaccine rollout, here are 6 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2021
by Heather Landi Could 2021 be the year that healthcare finally gets smart about cybersecurity? Many in the industry say real change needs to happen…
No insurance, no savings, no support: what happens when LA’s least privileged get Covid
Undocumented Filipino caregivers, South LA’s black neighborhoods and garment workers grapple with unequal toll of virus By: Sam Levin Lily has no health insurance, no…
Why 4 Technologies That Boomed During Covid-19 Will Keep People Home More After A Vaccine
” Even before the pandemic, remote monitoring of chronically ill patients had been shown to cut emergency room visits, hospital stays, and costs, allowing medical professionals…
Will the Coronavirus Help Cement Role of Telemedicine?
“Telehealth has been an important tool to ensure members have continued access to provider services during closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, but we must…
As pandemic persists, health care heroes beginning to crack under the strain
By Lesley McClurg After five months working shifts at an emergency department in Oakland, Douglas Frey says he’s mentally and physically spent. Most days the…
Florida Chiropractor Spent Virus Aid on Netflix, Gym, DOJ Says
By Jennifer Kay A Florida chiropractor allegedly paid for Netflix, a gym membership, and other personal expenses with the more than $200,000 in small business…
CMS and CDC announce provider reimbursement available for counseling patients to self-isolate at time of COVID-19 testing
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are announcing that payment is available to physicians…
How The Pandemic Casts Physician Burnout in New Light
By Andis Robeznieks The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the national public health problem of physician burnout and weakening patients’ tie to the essential physician care…
INSIGHT: Labs Must Follow Two Kickback Laws During Covid-19
By Melissa L. Jampol Despite rollbacks to Medicare and Medicaid requirements for clinical laboratory services during the Covid-19 pandemic, labs are still targets for prosecution…