Business of Medicine
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Surgeons in China ‘are the executioners,’ procuring organs before brain death
An analysis of articles published in obscure Chinese language journals provides damning evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from...
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‘Outbid on three houses!’ Doc frustrated by crazy market
“I knew the market was bad when I started looking and that home prices had gone up. What I didn’t realize was that it would still be so hard for...
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
“One thing that everybody agrees on is it’s going to have a dampening effect on the reporting of errors or near misses, which then has a...
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You’re not on a ‘best doctor’ list – does it matter?
In most cases, doctors have to be nominated by their peers, a process that some say is flawed because it may shut out doctors who are less popular...
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Going digital won’t fully fix prior authorizations, say medical groups
Electronic prior authorization is “just one step in addressing the flaws of utilization management practices, and comprehensive reform is needed...
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Does hustling equate to success?
Hustle culture refers to the embracing of work as a lifestyle such that it takes over other important aspects of your life – in other words, when...
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Drunk, sleeping jurors during virtual malpractice trials
“Virtual trials are not as fair to physicians as in-person trials. It’s too easy not to pay attention in a virtual setting.”
Guidelines
Surgery groups push back on VARC-3 valve trial definitions
A new position statement says the updated VARC-3 document on clinical endpoint definitions provides many important contributions, but “some...
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How social drivers of health lead to physician burnout
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‘My boss is my son’s age’: Age differences in medical practices
Technology is one of the most central areas where intergenerational differences play out.