Doctors news and trends

Healthcare Procurement Seen as Obstacle to Creating More Affordable Patient Care
Healthcare // February 23, 2024

If there is one similarity shared by healthcare and payments, it’s the opportunity for innovation. If there is another, it’s that the world can’t operate without them. Taken together, that’s why transformation and growth across both the payments landscape and the healthcare marketplace is so...

Meet the Neobank That Counts Only Doctors as Customers
Banking // January 24, 2024

Picture this: a 28-year-old $400,000 in debt who has never held a job.  Would you give them a loan? Chances are, probably not. And that’s the thought taken by most banks, too.  But, just like most banks, you probably weren’t picturing a doctor — or...

Jobless Americans Can’t Afford Doctor Visits 
Healthcare // June 17, 2020

While many patients are avoiding office visits over fears they could catch COVID-19, doctors say the primary reason jobless Americans are staying away from healthcare providers is because they can’t afford to seek medical care, The New York Times reported. Kristina Hartman of Texas should...

Teladoc Slow To Pay Some Doctors Due To Virus Hiring Boom
Healthcare // April 23, 2020

Remote medical service Teladoc missed payments for some doctors, which the company attributed to the extreme growth pains of the pandemic requiring its services much more than before. Remote medical services like Teladoc work by facilitating meetings with a physician via telephone or computer. The...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meet the Neobank That Counts Only Doctors as Customers

January 24, 2024
Picture this: a 28-year-old $400,000 in debt who has never held a job.  Would you give them a loan? Chances are, probably not. And that’s the thought taken by most banks, too.  But, just like most banks, you probably weren’t picturing a doctor — or someone who might be one in a few years.  And […]

How One Matchmaker CEO Is Bringing Back House Calls

May 30, 2018
It’s an experience that almost every American adult can relate to: the holiday trip to an emergency room with an injured or sick child that becomes a half-day experience. It’s usually prompted by...

The Call List: The Squarespace Of Video Chat

August 30, 2017
Most of the entrepreneurs we talk to start out trying to solve their own problem only to end up discovering that there is no solution and that they need to...

The Doctor Is In (The Marketplace)

March 29, 2017
  The health care industry is going through a rapid transformation. Especially when it comes to the growing number of doctors and nurses looking for locum tenen or freelance work....

Quick Reads
Earned Wealth Raises $200 Million for Doctor-Focused Financial Services Platform

July 10, 2024
Earned Wealth has raised $200 million for its business that advises doctors on their professional and personal finances. The company provides one interconnected platform that doctors can use to consult with wealth management experts on topics that include financial planning, tax planning, wealth management and investing, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 10). Earned Wealth was founded in […]

Jobless Americans Can’t Afford Doctor Visits 

June 17, 2020
While many patients are avoiding office visits over fears they could catch COVID-19, doctors say the primary reason jobless Americans are staying away from healthcare providers is because they can’t...

Teladoc Slow To Pay Some Doctors Due To Virus Hiring Boom

April 23, 2020
Remote medical service Teladoc missed payments for some doctors, which the company attributed to the extreme growth pains of the pandemic requiring its services much more than before. Remote medical...

Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data

January 26, 2020
Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Healthcare, wants to make sure patients have access to their healthcare records. Lee, speaking with CNBC, said he wanted to follow the general...