Hoff receives AOM HCM Exceptional Service award
D'Amore-McKim Professor Timothy Hoff was recently named the 2022 Myron D. Fottler Exceptional Service Award winner. This accolade is the most distinguished honor bestowed by the Health Care Management (HCM) Division within the Academy of Management (AOM).
With Covid-19 infections surging, can doctors refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients?
As more health care workers share their testimony from the bedsides of the sick, growing frustration over the sheer number of unvaccinated patients taking up beds has some asking: Can doctors refuse to treat, or decline to see, patients who are unvaccinated? Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images
Female physicians burn out faster than their male colleagues. Here's why.
Female physicians burn out faster than their male colleagues, according to research by Tim Hoff, professor of management, healthcare systems and health policy at Northeastern. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Distant patient-doctor relationships could deter skeptics from getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Tim Hoff, a professor of management, healthcare systems, and public policy at Northeastern, says the deficiency of long-term relationships between patients and doctors may affect people's willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
What about the sick who don't have COVID-19?
Timothy Hoff, a professor of management, healthcare systems, and health policy at D'Amore-McKim, explains why it is crucial to allow patients access to primary care resources, especially when the pandemic could go on for several months.
Could medicine be the next industry to come under scrutiny in the #Metoo era?
The #MeToo Movement put a national focus on harassment and gender bias in numerous sectors. With this in mind, Tim Hoff shines a light on the experiences of women in the medical field.
What kind of care are you really getting at a walk-in clinic?
Millions of people are turning to walk-in health clinics, including CVS's MinuteClinic, because they're more convenient than a doctor's visit. But new research from Timothy Hoff, who is a professor of management, healthcare systems, and health policy at Northeastern, shows that we don't really know whether these retail clinics are as effective as a doctor.
Paging Dr. Alexa: How Amazon, Walmart, are making healthcare like fast food
Is Amazon's Alexa going to diagnose your next bout of flu? Although hypothetical in nature, Professor Timothy Hoff believes it's a future that's not far off. Hoff explores the current state of healthcare and its impact on patient-doctor relationships for News at Northeastern.
How the CVS-Aetna merger could improve—or undermine— healthcare
D'Amore-McKim School of Business professors Timothy Hoff, Patricia Illingworth and Gary Young weigh in on the recent CVS-Aetna merger, and what it means for the future of healthcare, on a business, ethical, and legal level for News@Northeastern.
The search for doctors in primary care
Professor Timothy Hoff examines relational care blockades in the U.S. and the UK and highlights the critical need for more general practice physicians.