Close to 70% of U.S. physicians were working for private equity firms, hospitals or other corporate organizations as of the beginning of 2021, according to a report released by the nonprofit Physician Advocacy Institute and consulting firm Avalere. This means that only 30% are independently practicing medicine across the nation. This decades-long trend has been driven by a number of factors, … [Read more...]
France seeks volunteers to help battle COVID-19 in Caribbean territories
France's health minister on Sunday appealed for volunteer doctors and nurses to travel to the overseas territories of Guadalupe and Martinique as a wave of COVID-19 infections overwhelms hospitals on the two Caribbean islands. Health Minister Olivier Veran said the first medical staff would fly out on Tuesday, as health authorities race to administer COVID-19 shots but come up against a … [Read more...]
U.S. health system ranks last among wealthy nations
Compared to people in other high-income countries, Americans of all incomes have the hardest time affording the health care they need. The U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care, a new Commonwealth Fund study found. Norway, the Netherlands and Australia were the top overall … [Read more...]
Number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches rises 185%
Only seven months into 2021 and more than 22.8 million people have fallen victim to healthcare data breaches. This is a 185% increase from the same time last year, when just 7.9 million patients were affected. In addition, the number of reported breaches to the HHS increased 27% year-over-year during the first six months of 2021, with providers out of all healthcare entities experiencing the … [Read more...]
Will Aster Cayman MedCity be built?
Can Aster DM Healthcare afford to finance Aster Cayman MedCity, and if not, will the project fail at the first hurdle? Local Cayman investors claim that Aster DM Healthcare is the only investor in Aster Cayman MedCity and is still financing the development. Dubai-based Aster is however facing some financial difficulties. One major shareholder has sold its stake in the … [Read more...]
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