A 26-year-old dental student in Connecticut died in an intensive care unit that was overseen by a remote "tele-health" doctor who pronounced him dead on a video screen, a lawsuit says.
teledocs, and equity firms have been snatching up doctors all over the place, this hospital is likely part of a firm that does this, they can just staff 1 or few doctors in a hospital, and use teledoc soley.
i first read this complaint on one of the medical subs once, the poster said wtf she cant find any private doctors, and it was explained that private equity was buying them all up, and teledocs too.
teledocs, and equity firms have been snatching up doctors all over the place, this hospital is likely part of a firm that does this, they can just staff 1 or few doctors in a hospital, and use teledoc soley.
The end result is people getting terrible care as this young man did.
i first read this complaint on one of the medical subs once, the poster said wtf she cant find any private doctors, and it was explained that private equity was buying them all up, and teledocs too.