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Study: Outpatients Prefer Palliative Telehealth over Clinic Visits

17/09/2024 - by Pradipta

Patients with advanced cancer prefer to receive palliative care via telehealth rather than visiting a clinic, a recent study has found.

During the pandemic, 67% of 200 surveyed cancer patients said they favored telehealth over clinics. After the public health emergency ended, 61% of those patients still maintained a preference for virtual care, according to the research published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

“Few studies have examined patient preferences for telehealth in palliative care after the availability of COVID-19 vaccines,” researchers indicated. “We examined patient preferences for video versus in-person visits and factors contributing to preferences in

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In distress, Steward proposes sale of doctors group to Optum

08/09/2024 - by Pradipta

Financially distressed Steward Health Care plans to sell its network of doctors to a division of the for-profit health care giant, UnitedHealth Group, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal is part of Steward’s effort to climb out of a financial hole that has shaken the Massachusetts health care industry. Public officials and health care leaders are deeply concerned the company could shutter medical services amid its financial troubles, which would reduce patients’ access to care and could destabilize the state’s health care system.

Steward revealed his plans in a notice to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Tuesday. The company said