News
Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
June 9, 2020
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely to continue.
News
#WhiteCoats4BlackLives: A ‘platform for good’
June 5, 2020
Sporadic protests – with participants in scrubs or white coats kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd – have quickly grown into organized, ongoing, large-scale events at hospitals, medical campuses, and city centers.
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COVID-19: New group stands up for health professionals facing retaliation
June 2, 2020
“Doctors, nurses, health care workers are not the typical type to engage politically, to speak out, [or to] advocate for themselves,” said Beacon cofounder Dr. Sejal Hathi.
Opinion
Testing the limits of medical technology
May 29, 2020
Meeting the deadline for opening a drive-through COVID-19 testing center turned out to be impossible.
Opinion
New York City inpatient detox unit keeps running: Here’s how
May 28, 2020
BronxCare Health System was able to take in patients with substance use disorders at a time when other detox units were closed.
News
Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
May 26, 2020
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
News
Hazard pay included in new COVID-19 relief bill
May 14, 2020
A few states and hospital systems are already offering this kind of compensation.
News
COVID-19: What will happen to physician income this year?
May 13, 2020
In recent weeks, physicians have gotten the first hints of how much income they could lose in the COVID-19 crisis.“At a combined system and hospital board meeting yesterday, there was a financial presentation,” said a...
Opinion
Practice During the Pandemic
May 12, 2020
I have nothing but sympathy for those who are not emeritus, who have practices to sustain and families to feed.
News
Operation Quack Hack: FDA moves to stop fraudulent COVID-19 products
May 8, 2020
Some companies are selling fraudulent products with claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, diagnose or cure coronavirus.