Modernizing the Electronic Health Record The EHR has improved, but we still need better ways to document our exam, assessment, and plan Dec 09, 2024
Should Pharmaceutical Companies Sell Weight-Loss Drugs Directly to Consumers? Physicians, policymakers raise questions about LillyDirect connecting patients with telehealth Dec 06, 2024
Self-Pay, AI-Enhanced Breast Cancer Screening Detected More Cancers Overall cancer detection rate was about 43% higher versus women who chose not to participate Dec 06, 2024
Board Denies Doc a License for Third Time; Doc Sentenced to 10 Years; Nurse Gets 17 A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 05, 2024
Most Top Medical Journals Prohibit Use of AI During Peer Review Process Of the 78 top journals with guidance on the use of AI for peer review, 59% prohibit its use Dec 03, 2024
Better Drugs Through AI? What Machine Learning Can Teach Big Pharma. Companies promising to speed up drug discovery by using machine learning to analyze huge datasets Dec 03, 2024
What If...? Let's imagine how smart computer systems can make it easier to practice primary care Dec 02, 2024
Doc Murdered 8 Patients? RFK Jr. Will 'Cost Lives'; $412M in Penile Injection Case Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Dec 02, 2024
Medical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook Artificial intelligence should be used differently in training and medical practice Dec 01, 2024
AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Nov 29, 2024
Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 27, 2024
Lack of Workplace Control Fans the Flames of Doc Burnout AMA study shows physicians impacted by poor control over patient volume, clinical schedules Nov 25, 2024
Getting Patients in the Habit of Doing the Right Thing Smart devices might help patients make lifestyle changes, but the devices must be fine-tuned Nov 25, 2024
Digital Doctors Are Coming. Regulators Need to Catch Up. We must ensure AI advances in medicine in a way that's safe, fair, and beneficial for all Nov 24, 2024
New FDA Panel Weighs In on Regulating Generative AI in Healthcare Committee's 2-day meeting focused on evaluating and monitoring performance and risk Nov 22, 2024
Naked Doc Investigated; Urologist Gets Life in Prison; Man Charged in Doc's Murder A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 21, 2024
Health Prices Are Getting More Transparent, but It's Still Not Enough, Experts Say Price data need to be specific, searchable, and easy, according to one expert Nov 20, 2024
Is the Internet Impairing Your Medical Memory? Digital convenience can foster an illusion of competence and knowledge Nov 19, 2024
Making Life Better at the Bottom of the Healthcare Pyramid We need to make primary care more attractive to medical students Nov 18, 2024
CDC's Carrot Warning; New Mpox Strain in the U.S.; DEA Extends Telehealth Rules Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Nov 18, 2024
Confidentiality Clauses Are Killing Patients Eliminating them is the lowest-hanging fruit in the patient safety movement Nov 15, 2024
RFK Jr. Spurs FDA Resignations; Chatbot to User: 'Please Die'; Dating Apps and STIs Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Nov 15, 2024
$13M Award for COVID Vax Refuser; Doc Sentenced for Threats to Blow Up Hospital A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 14, 2024
'Full House' Star's Cancer; Fluoride Fears Go Mainstream; Florida Doctor Arrested Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Nov 14, 2024
Anti-Vaxxer Gets 5 Years for Encouraging Terrorism During the Pandemic One social media post described "whacking" England's chief medical officer over the head Nov 12, 2024
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike Nov 11, 2024
Building Something Better Than 'Playing Catch Up' Can electronic systems help put more of our annual visit recommendations into action? Nov 11, 2024
Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation Nov 10, 2024
Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates Nov 09, 2024
Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates? Departing CEO James Madara, MD, suggests the group's governing body might be getting too large Nov 09, 2024
Health Worker Gets 2 Years for Accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Medical Records Transplant coordinator was convicted earlier this year Nov 07, 2024
Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 07, 2024
Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Nov 07, 2024
100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm Nov 06, 2024
Most Journal Articles Still Missing COI Statement on PubMed Only a third of scientific journals on PubMed post conflicts of interest Nov 05, 2024
Virtual Mental Health Visits Linked to Lower Suicide-Related Events As the proportion of virtual mental health visits rose, suicide-related events fell Nov 05, 2024
Doc Groups Blast 2.8% Cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule But extension of telehealth flexibilities and a change to primary care payment draw praise Nov 04, 2024
The Robot Will See You Now Robotics may not be the answer for primary care right now, but "smart systems" sure could help Nov 04, 2024
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion It's important to consider the impact on patient care Nov 02, 2024
Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame Nov 01, 2024
