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On the Road to High-Value Healthcare in the U.S.: Are We There Yet?

CMS needs to keep the value-based payment models that work, and ditch the others

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Will Telehealth Shape the Future of Pain Care?

Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered

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Reinventing the 'Curbside Consult'

The electronic health record is opening up great opportunities for e-consultations

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Op-Ed: Time to Give Rude Patients a 1-Star Rating?

Behavioral expectations for those we care for

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Health Data Sharing Improved During Pandemic, but Barriers Remain

Lack of trust one of the biggest issues

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Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicare

Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1

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FTC Hits Chiropractor for Violating COVID Consumer Protection Law

Eric Nepute, DC, is first person charged under law enacted in January, faces potential fine

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Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?

Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc

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Emergency Physician Wins $26M in Wrongful Termination Suit

Raymond Brovont, MD, said he was fired for raising concerns about staffing issues

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FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pill

Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic

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Doc Faces Charges for Misusing $300K in COVID Relief

Francis Joseph, MD, spent funds on travel and home improvements, federal prosecutors say

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Psychotherapy Now the Most Common Telehealth Procedure

Mental health diagnoses made via telehealth have jumped more than 20%, according to data analysis

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CKD Care Took a Back Seat During Pandemic

Telehealth couldn't make up for lack of in-person healthcare visits

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Continuing Certification a Cash Cow for Emergency Medicine Board

An inside look at how one medical board spends its money

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These Med Board Execs Make Triple a Practicing Doc's Salary

Infographic shows highest compensation, widest gaps for ABMS member boards

Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurer

U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition

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Stripped of Hospital Privileges, St. Louis Cardiologists Go to Court

Suit against SSM Health seeks $50 million if former status not restored

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No Murder Charge in Alleged Mercy Killing; Anti-Vaxxers Gain New Allies; COVID-21?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Public Citizen Lists States With Most and Least Aggressive Physician Discipline

Medical boards need substantial reform, report says

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Op-Ed: A Breakup With Primary Care

I hope we can still be friends

Star Surgeon Took Family Medical Leave. Then She Was Fired

Courtney Stephenson, DO, whose young daughter was seriously ill, sues Atrium Health

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The Problems With Prescription Refills

I had a minor issue, but our patients often face multiple barriers to getting their medications

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Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Op-Ed: Be the One to Uplift Your Patients

It's not how much you know, but how much you care

Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures

Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done

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PA Abortion Bill: Burials, Death Certificates for Fetal Remains

Financial and emotional burdens could reduce abortion care access, critics say

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Multi-City Study Bolsters Case for Mobile Stroke Units

But reimbursement woes, balkanized EMS agencies block path to broader use

Health Systems See Opportunity in Mission Health Exodus

As physicians leave North Carolina non-profit, competing systems are broadening their footprints

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Op-Ed: Fraud Is Rampant in Medicare Advantage

Enforcing the False Claims Act can help

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Abortion Opponents Make New Run at Roe v. Wade

But may have to wait a few years, say opponents of new Arkansas law

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Vascular Surgeon Admits Doing Unnecessary Procedures

Feng Qin, MD, will pay $800,000 and be excluded from Medicare for 4 years

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Healthcare Disruptors: Doubling Down on Primary Care

Iora Health and its care teams are changing the way primary care is delivered

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FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatments

Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products

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TikTok Doc Jason Campbell Accused of Sexual Assault

A TIME'S UP Healthcare founding member also named in lawsuit

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Telemedicine Gets Thumbs Up, MS Specialists Say

Most providers want to keep using it, but limitations need to be resolved

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Is Nursing Board Discipline Getting More Aggressive?

Texas Board epitomizes national trend, with nurses seeing campaign of intimidation

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What Telehealth Should Mean for Licensure

Is it time for states to step back?

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Tulane Residency Director Removed After Filing Racial Discrimination Suit

Lawsuit alleges a decade of race and gender-discriminatory behaviors

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Abandoned Cardiac Device Leads More MRI-Friendly Than Previously Thought

Safety of scans supported by observational study

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'Father of AMA' Demoted for Discriminatory Actions

Racist agenda chosen by Nathan Davis, MD, remained policy for over a century

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