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41 Countries Later, This Doc’s Pick for Best Health System “Hack” | Dr. Niti Pall, KPMG & AXA

Health Tech Mar 13, 2020• By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Dr. Niti Pall has experience working in 41 different health systems around the world in her roles as Global Medical Director for KPMG, Senior Mobile Health Advisor for AXA, and as a General Practitioner in the U.K. With that type of diverse experience across health… Read More »

As docs ditch primary care to become hospitalists, MedPAC warns of shortage

Dive Brief:​ The number of hospitalists has increased nearly 50% between 2010 and 2017, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Many primary care physicians (PCPs) are apparently abandoning that specialty in order to become hospitalists, who can expect better pay and more predictable work hours. Nevertheless, MedPAC concludes that… Read More »

Anti-vax doc’s terrifying new cult

He holds some of the most dangerous ideas, but disgraced British former doctor Andrew Wakefield is living his best life in his adopted home of Houston, Texas. Wakefield is the founding father of the anti-vax movement, a global crusade which has essentially reversed decades of medical progress. Since fleeing to Texas ten years ago after… Read More »