Indiana became the third state in the nation to end hospital diversions due to overcrowding in the emergency department and hospital. “Ending diversion practices was a joint decision among those who work in emergency care,” Indiana State Health Commissioner Lindsay…
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One in Five Insured Patients Was Denied Care Last Year. Hospitals Are Absorbing the Fallout.
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Having insurance was supposed to mean a doctor’s recommendation gets covered. For a growing share of Americans, that is not holding up. A fifth of privately insured working-age adults said they or a family member had doctor-recommended care denied in…
Single specialty and multi-specialty groups were the top two highest-paying settings for physicians, followed by hospitals, Doximity found. Doximity, a digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, released its 2026 Physician Compensation Report Aug. 25. The report surveyed physicians in June…
In this episode, William Morice II, MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discusses the evolving role of diagnostics, AI and precision medicine in improving patient care. He also shares Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ growth priorities, the changing…