Business of Medicine
Feature
Biggest challenges practices faced from COVID last year: MGMA
The economic pain felt by practices has resulted in layoffs, furloughs, and/or reduced compensation for providers and staff.
From the Journals
PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
Opinion
How do you answer patients’ emails?
Several groups, including the American Medical Informatics Association and the American Medical Association have proposed standards, but none have...
Opinion
An introduction to Naikan
The word means introspection and the practice is one of self-reflection.
From the Journals
Left-handed cardiology trainees face unique challenges
Left-handed cardiologists in training face significantly more barriers than right-handed peers when learning to perform common procedures in the...
News
Physicians react: Doctors worry about patients reading their clinical notes
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, patients will now have the right to see their medical notes.
Commentary
Six big changes coming for office-visit coding
The American Medical Association has revised the definitions for evaluation and management codes 99202-99215 in the Current Procedural Terminology...
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COVID-related harm to HCWs must be tracked more rigorously: NAS panel
Although the data are still limited, the prevalence of burnout and suicide points to a serious concern, according to the report.
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Proposed HIPAA overhaul to ease access to patient health info
The HHS is proposing an overhaul of HIPAA that will make it easier to access patients’ personal health information, including the health records...
Commentary
Medicare payments could get tougher for docs
Many of the value-based care models "are not producing the types of savings the taxpayers deserve," says Seema Verma.
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New residency matching sets record, says NRMP
The MSMP offered 5,734 positions this year, and 5,208 (90.8%) were successfully filled.