Over the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out. Artificial intelligence will likely further this trend.
Dr. Derrick Todd, a prominent Harvard-trained rheumatologist accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 patients over a number of years, will appear in Framingham District Court Friday morning where arrangements will be made for his Superior Court arraignment, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said Friday. Todd turned himself in to Framingham Police Thursday night, where he was held on bail.
New reports out Thursday provide an inside look at the health of Colorado hospitals: what's coming in and what's being put back into the community. And while hospital profits grow, so do expenses. After years of operating in the dark, hospitals across Colorado are now required to disclose more information than ever before.
OrthoCarolina, one of the nation's largest independently owned orthopedic practices, is close to a deal to sell its physical therapy business to PT Solutions Physical Therapy, an Atlanta-based company backed by private equity. The pending sale is the latest example of private equity's growing presence in health care in North Carolina — a trend that has sparked opportunities for growth and concerns about the potential effects on patient care.
In UnitedHealth Group's first public appearance since the killing of a top executive, leaders acknowledged the public's discontent with the healthcare system, but quickly piled blame on drug companies and hospitals. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson led to a wave of vitriol and frustration toward health insurance companies, of which UnitedHealthcare is the largest. The company's stock has lost nearly 14% of its value since the Dec. 4 killing. UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty says the healthcare system "needs to be less confusing, less complex, and less costly" — before mounting a full defense of his company, which has increasingly dominated the system, from insurance to drug benefits to medical care.
Groups representing employers that offer health insurance are gearing up to defend and try to bolster the largest source of health coverage for people under 65 in the U.S. Donald Trump's election and Republican majorities in Congress have raised some uncertainty on what's coming down the pike for employer-sponsored health insurance, which covers almost 165 million Americans.