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Seven ways doctors could get better payment from insurers
Experts say physicians can push back on one-sided payer contracts and negotiate changes.
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Physician burnout, depression compounded by COVID: Survey
“There’s no question that women have reported far more role strain during the pandemic than men.”
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Pandemic weighing on physicians’ happiness outside of work: survey
Work-life balance is an important, if elusive, goal for physicians, and not just females.
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Should you dismiss that patient?
Contrary to what seems to be the popular opinion, there are no statutory laws that I am aware of that directly apply to patient dismissal, beyond...
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Hypertension protocols curb racial bias in therapeutic inertia
Racial disparities in treatment intensification were not seen within the strict confines of blood pressure management in the SPRINT trial, a new...
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Physicians react: Should docs lose their licenses for spreading false COVID information?
State licensing boards have mostly refused to discipline these doctors for making false and/or misleading claims.
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As pandemic regs expire, states get tougher on telehealth: report
Among the restrictions that have been reinstated in some states are those barring requirements for insurers to cover telehealth.
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A high-risk medical device didn’t meet federal standards. The government paid millions for more
For years after federal inspectors found serious problems with the HeartWare heart pump, agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and...
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Medicare expands coverage of continuous glucose monitoring devices for diabetes
The final CMS rule applies primarily to CGMs that integrate with Medtronic insulin pumps.
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Docs refused to pay the cyber attack ransom – and suffered
Ransomware attacks are driving some small practices out of business.
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Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...