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

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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Urologists Flee Mission Health

Specialists mark the latest departures following HCA takeover

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What if Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits?

Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say

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GPT-4 Successor; Colorado's AI Law; AI Clinical Notes Boom

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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MGMA: Docs 'Defy Gravity' of Inflation, Staff Shortages by Working Harder

Report shows which of 23 specialty groups and primary care practices earned more in 2023

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The Truth About Employee Turnover

It's inevitable (and OK!)

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More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told

Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say

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Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy?

The paltry settlement emphasizes the need for stronger data privacy protections

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What's Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You

To compete with big health systems, small providers have to get bigger, expert says

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Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare

Regular inflation updates, getting rid of MIPS among the ideas discussed

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When It Comes to the EMR, Little Things Matter a Lot

Cutting one click from a routine process can make a big difference

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Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED

The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated

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The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care

Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income

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The Heart of Healthcare Innovation Keeps Beating

Our annual innovation symposium inspired us to make our health system work better

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Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers

"No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says

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Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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A Rare Chance to Really Connect

An unexpected hole in my schedule gave me the chance to do something invaluable

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Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians

Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI

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House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Getting Everything in One Place

Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms

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