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Practice Management

CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model

Participants in current GPDC Direct Contracting must meet new equity and governance requirements

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Clearing Out the Chaos

Let's make primary care more inviting for Internal Medicine residents

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A Third of Docs Saw a Patient Harmed by Prior Authorization

Treatment delays have led to permanent damage, disability, and even death

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout

"I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift"

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It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

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This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad

She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats

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A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else?

If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us

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The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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Fix Healthcare With a Comic Strip?

ZDoggMD is joined by Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, to discuss his new book Doc-Related

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Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It?

What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime?

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Getting COVID Antiviral Pills Into Patients' Hands

Here's how to foster equal access to two treatments that may soon be authorized

Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You

Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare

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Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers

Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult

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AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women

"We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate

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AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services

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Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?

MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats

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'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions

Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule

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America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors

We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care?

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TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial

Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients

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Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis

Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too

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Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut

Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president

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Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal

The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives

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San Diego EDs Deluged With Patients After Cyberattack

"I've been with UCSD for 30 years, and it's not something I've seen before."

UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth

Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on

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Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls

Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis

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Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill

Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out

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Reclaim Your Personal Power

You have more of it than you realize

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How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps

Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery

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Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges

Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors

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Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities

More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access?

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Docs Donating Too Much Time? Medicine's 'Dirty Secrets'

Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

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Virtual Care May Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients Even After the Pandemic

Early study paves the way to look at how telehealth may fit into MS care

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Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visits

Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits

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Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president

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More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners

Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice

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Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System?

In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence

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Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer?

Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost?

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Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says

Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens

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