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News Center – Page 5 ̵

  • Health Care Reform: How It Would Affect Physicians

    May 12, 2020

    Single payer. Medicare for all. Public option. These terms are bandied about by presidential candidates and health care experts, but what do they really mean?

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  • COVID-19 Spurs Telemedicine, Furloughs, Retirement

    April 30, 2020

    The broad use of telemedicine has been a bright spot in the COVID-19 response, but the pandemic is also creating significant disruption as some physicians are furloughed and others consider practice changes.

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  • Tackling Poverty In a Coronavirus-Induced Economic Downturn: Is It Too Risky or the Right Thing To Do?

    April 28, 2020

    The social problems borne of poverty – unstable housing, food insecurity, lack of transportation and the trauma caused by them – are a key reason health experts say people of color are being disproportionately sickened and killed.

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  • Coronavirus Hits One In Five U.S. Doctors With Pay Cut

    April 24, 2020

    More than 20% of U.S. physicians have experienced a furlough or pay cut as financial hits from the coronavirus strain COVID-19 batter the healthcare industry, a new analysis shows.

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  • Half of Physicians Now Using Telehealth as COVID-19 Changes Practice Operations

    April 24, 2020

    Close to half of doctors are now using telehealth to treat patients as the COVID-19 pandemic changes practice patterns and how physicians deliver care.

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  • Who’s Hit Hardest by COVID-19? Why Obesity, Stress and Race All Matter

    April 20, 2020

    As data emerges on the spectrum of symptoms caused by COVID-19, it's clear that people with chronic health conditions are being hit harder.

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  • During Pandemic, Telehealth Visits Soar from 10 Per Week to 300 at Group Practice

    April 20, 2020

    The head of the pediatric practice describes the choice to implement telemedicine as a way to improve patient experience – a choice that turned out to be a valuable investment as coronavirus spread.

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  • From House Calls to Drive-Thru Visits, Independent Physicians Adapt Amid COVID-19 Crisis

    April 14, 2020

    The pandemic has put practical and financial strains on independent physicians.

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  • Coronavirus Could Boost Telemedicine Use

    April 3, 2020

    If the Coronavirus pandemic contains any silver lining for primary care doctors, it may be to speed the adoption of telemedicine and other alternatives to in-person patient visits.

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  • Financial Steps to Save Your Practice During the Coronavirus Outbreak

    April 2, 2020

    The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus is having a financial impact on private practices nationwide. Experts say that many practices are seeing a decline in patient volume as people try to avoid doctors’ offices unless they have no other choice,...

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