News
APA, others lobby to make COVID-19 telehealth waivers permanent
May 29, 2020
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is calling on Congress to permanently lift restrictions that have allowed unfettered delivery of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, which...
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.
News
Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
May 29, 2020
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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.
Opinion
Is HIPAA critical?
May 26, 2020
The pandemic has thrown us into a situation where common sense demands that HIPAA be interpreted with an emphasis on the greater good.
News
AAN publishes ethical guidance on patient care during the pandemic
May 20, 2020
The guidance reviews adaptations to inpatient and outpatient care and indicates the need for protocols to allocate scarce medical resources.
Opinion
Audrey Hepburn’s lessons for a COVID clinic
May 19, 2020
Our world needs grace more than ever and what better place to start but with us.
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
COVID fatigue is setting in
May 13, 2020
My practice has been completely disrupted, but we are open a couple of days a week.