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Practice Management

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Nurse's Death Under Investigation; Acquittal for Doc Accused of Killing Patients

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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The Rise of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Healthcare

A new path for physician practice ownership

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Physician Burnout Rate Drops; Tattoo Ink Contamination; Dengue Fever in Florida

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance

How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen

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The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many

As PCPs convert to concierge medicine, patients who can't afford it need to find a new physician

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Louisiana Limits Scope of Noncompetes for Physicians

New legal restrictions go into effect for all physician contracts starting in January

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Why Is Doctor Pay Decreasing and What Can We Do About It?

It's time to take back control of our profession

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DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged

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CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel

The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says

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Even in the Wake of the Rahimi Case, Domestic Violence Still Threatens Our Patients

We need to dispel myths about abuse and better educate physicians on this danger

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Doc Accused of Stealing Ambulance; Telehealth Nurse Arrested; Heart Surgery Scandal

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Eyes Off the Prize: Prior Auth Snags Force Delays in Ocular Treatment

While insurers rarely reject requests, they can take weeks to approve anti-VEGF injections

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

SCOTUS Sides With Biden; Princess Anne Update; Physician Consults by Hologram

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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AI Helps Predict Dementia Using Speech Patterns

Voice recordings may spot who's likely to progress to Alzheimer's dementia in 6 years

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Telehealth for Medication Abortion Worked as Well as In-Person Visit With Ultrasound

Strategies were equally effective, with low rates of serious adverse events

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U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say

Clinicians describe harrowing lapses

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Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill

"We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert

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Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability

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AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice 鈥� for the Better

An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Man Sentenced for Defrauding Doctor; Nurse Gets Probation for Storming U.S. Capitol

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay

Thousands spent second day striking

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The Artificially Intelligent Physician

Envisioning the role of an AI doctor from sci-fi accounts is intriguing, if not alarming

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Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority

That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott

Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians

Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players

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Two Tries and We're Done? I Don't Think So.

We need to work harder to ensure that patient referrals actually go through

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SpA Patients Do Just Fine Managing Their Own Follow-Up Care

Randomized trial suggests usual practice is wasteful

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Is Your Patient Portal Making You Too Available?

Give your patients an option that works for everyone

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CDC Warns of Risks for ADHD Patients After Disruption of Online Adderall Prescriber

Agency advises users of telehealth platform Done Global to find a new provider

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Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests

Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns

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AI System Beats Radiologists in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer

AI detected 6.8% more clinically significant cancers, 20% fewer indolent cancers

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Are We Ready for AI-Assisted Surgery?

Some may be reluctant to let this technology into the training and treatment settings

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Inside the Fight to Keep a Labor Ward Open at a Los Angeles Hospital

Across the country, communities are scrambling to save maternity care

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Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ...

And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either

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Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors

Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt

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Star Singer's Illness; AI Imitating the Dead; Internet-Addicted Brains

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program

Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage

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Physician's Contract Ordeal Reveals Flaws in Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws

"Not a single physician leader" could assist in contract negotiations

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Sorry, Wrong Provider

There's such a thing as too much information, especially if the patient isn't yours

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Virtual and In-Person Palliative Care Equally Beneficial in Advanced Lung Cancer

No differences observed in quality of life metric, patient and caregiver satisfaction

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Where Are All the Male Nurses?

Gender stereotypes may be exacerbating the nursing shortage

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