'Full House' Star's Cancer; Fluoride Fears Go Mainstream; Florida Doctor Arrested Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ 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 Ƶ 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
Need a CMO? Fractional Health Executives Are a Win-Win Both clinicians and start-ups benefit from part-time or consulting relationships Nov 01, 2024
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 31, 2024
HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Oct 31, 2024
AI Colonoscopies: More Benign Lesion Removals, Potentially Higher Costs At scale, the benefits of AI-assisted colonoscopy may not always outweigh the costs Oct 31, 2024
Backers of Prior Authorization Bill Hopeful for Passage by End of the Year The bill's cost estimate has dropped from $16 billion to $0, greatly hiking chances of passage Oct 30, 2024
Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars A look at the cost of antivenom Oct 30, 2024
House Members Introduce Bill to Reverse Pending Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cut Measure includes a 1.8% pay increase for clinicians Oct 29, 2024
Why Medicine Is Bad at Customer Service -- And How to Fix It Healthcare is one of few industries still lacking in convenience Oct 29, 2024
A Look at the Supreme Court's Upcoming Term Public health is on the chopping block once again Oct 28, 2024
Remote Patient Monitoring Is a Great Idea. But What's the Best Way to Use It? We need to figure out how to collect data that patients can really act on Oct 28, 2024
Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts Oct 28, 2024
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their Doctor "We always think the gold standard is a doctor replying to a message themselves," says researcher Oct 25, 2024 video
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
The Myth of the Comprehensive 20-Minute Visit We need to make more healthcare happen before and after the in-office appointment Oct 21, 2024
'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care Oct 18, 2024
Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 17, 2024
Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials Oct 17, 2024
Lawmakers Pan DEA's Leaked Plans for Telehealth Meanwhile, a third extension of current rules is in the works Oct 16, 2024
Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee. Predatory insurance fees underscore need for physician payment reform Oct 16, 2024
Stop the Medicare Payment Cut and Pass a Permanent Fix, House Members Urge Leaders The Medicare fee schedule is "inherently broken," says bipartisan letter from 233 members Oct 15, 2024
State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000 Oct 15, 2024
