Some Docs Will Pay Separately to Use CPT Codes Next Year AMA licensing fee won't be included in Practice Fusion EMR in 2021 Nov 10, 2020
NY Emergency Docs Sue Insurer for Not Paying Enough Out-of-network physicians charge UnitedHealth conspired to reimburse them at lower rates Nov 09, 2020
What's Wrong With PCI at Ambulatory Surgery Centers? Study probes practices, outcomes at ASCs before Medicare kicked in Nov 09, 2020
Cameras In the Hospital? No Thanks Privacy and trust are more important than surveillance Nov 08, 2020
Here's What's Wrong With COVID-19 Case Counts How base rate fallacy may be clouding the picture of disease activity in an Indiana college town Nov 07, 2020
Ethics Consult: Amputate a Healthy Limb? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Nov 06, 2020
COVID on the Reservation: How the Hopi Have Fared Door-to-door intervention prevailed despite limited resources, though cases on the rise again Nov 05, 2020
Doctor And Nurse Play 'Would You Rather' Scrubs vs underwear, dating, and difficult patients Nov 05, 2020
HCA Workers Tell Investors the Company Fails to Protect Them "We are astonished at this" Nov 05, 2020
Texas Medical Board Dismisses Complaint Against HCQ Doc Richard Urso, MD, exonerated as "standard of care was met" Nov 04, 2020
Sunshine Act Brings Some Transparency but Little Change Industry largesse to physicians unaffected; strong link between payments and choice of ICDs Nov 03, 2020
Black Doctor Dies After Giving Birth, Underscoring Maternal Mortality Crisis Tragedy shows racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes aren't solely based on access to care Nov 02, 2020
Who Gets COVID-19 Vax Next: Model Offers ACIP Several Options Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals Oct 30, 2020
ED Docs: Read This Before Ordering a Urine Sample Hunting for UTIs in patients with no symptoms has downsides, studies suggest Oct 30, 2020
5 Life Lessons COVID Has Taught Me Christine Lau, MD, looks at some realizations she made over the last few months Oct 29, 2020
COVID-19 Racism Takes Toll on Chinese Americansβ Mental Health Slurs perpetuated online, in-person become everyday reality for many families, survey reveals Oct 28, 2020
Some Hospitals Giving Back CARES Act Funds Not clear if they're returning unspent money or simply repaying loans; reporting discrepancies abound Oct 28, 2020
Physicians Push Back on Trump's Claim of Inflated COVID Deaths Accusations provoke outrage; but president has his believers too Oct 27, 2020
Overwhelmed ER Docs Fear Losing Jobs If They Seek Help Stigma cost NYC physician her life, sister tells ACEP audience Oct 27, 2020
Ethics Consult: Keep Dead Man's Medical Secret? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 23, 2020
Maintenance of Certification at Issue in Appeals Court Hearing Critics fight to dump MOC Oct 22, 2020
The Biggest Scandal in Science Why should the public pay twice, even three times, to see the research it funded? Oct 22, 2020
COVID Deaths Drop in the Hospitalized; Miracle Mouthwash? New Organ Discovered A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Oct 21, 2020
Who Are the Scientists Behind the Great Barrington Declaration? All three have advocated against lockdown measures since the start of the pandemic Oct 19, 2020
Op-Ed: Great Barrington vs John Snow Is a False Choice Should whomever gets the most signatures decide our fate? Oct 16, 2020
Was COVID-19 Really the Killer? Panel addresses determination of "death from" versus "death with" coronavirus infection Oct 15, 2020
Reddit Users Self-Medicating With CBD for Treatable Conditions Patients may be substituting cannabis compound for evidence-based care Oct 15, 2020
Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures Oct 12, 2020
Op-Ed: How to Sell Your Practice to Private Equity Attorney offers 12 tips on getting the best deal Oct 12, 2020
FDA Panel: Some Risk OK for Olanzapine Combo With Less Weight Gain 11-6 majority said labeling was sufficient to mitigate dangers from opioid antagonist component Oct 09, 2020
Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery Oct 08, 2020
Docs, NPs Quit Kansas Hospital After Calling for CEO Removal Healthcare providers allege leadership practiced medicine without a license, violated HIPAA Oct 08, 2020
How Beaumont's Megamerger Fell Apart Staff, donors at Detroit-area system upset as "efficiency" seemed to be pushing patient care aside Oct 08, 2020
The Rise of the 'Payvider' and Other Healthcare Trends to Watch David Nash, MD, lists this year's "Dirty Dozen" trends in healthcare Oct 07, 2020
Virtual Heart Failure Care No Substitute for the Face-to-Face Visit? Reduced GDMT titration suggests a dip in quality of care Oct 05, 2020
The Unified EMR: A New Opportunity Arises A unified electronic medical record could make a big difference in patient care Oct 05, 2020
