Business of Medicine
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More pushback from docs after CBO scores GOP health care plan
The projected increase in uninsured patients does not sit well with physician leaders.
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GOP health plan clears first hurdle as opposition lines up
Doctors’ groups come out swinging against the House plan.
Opinion
Two boys, a dog, and our electronic health records
Since patients retain very little of the information their physicians offer them, how can we enhance communication?
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Malpractice bill would impose $250,000 damages cap
Legislation approved by the House Judiciary Committee could mean legal relief for health providers in the form of capped damages and a tighter...
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New Trump travel order could disrupt meetings, trainees
The medical community is left wondering how the revised travel order will affect residency training and medical meetings.
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House Republicans start work on ACA repeal/replace
Medicaid changes could be sticking point as some GOP senators have objections.
Coding
One Diagnosis and Modifier -25: Appropriate or Audit Target?
An established patient comes into your office with a painful new lesion on the hand. He thinks it may be a wart. You take a focused history of the...
Conference Coverage
MACRA advice: Do the MIPS bare minimum this year
ORLANDO – Report on one quality measure, one time, on one patient to avoid a 4% Medicare pay cut in 2019.
Conference Coverage
Teletriage app reduced skin specialty care wait times
ORLANDO – A smartphone app helps cut dermatology specialist visit wait times in an underserved urban clinic, and helps make treatment plans more...
Conference Coverage
Teledermatology shows potential for grading patch test results
ORLANDO – Store-and-forward teledermatology may be useful for grading patch test results.
Conference Coverage
Skin disease costs $75 billion a year
The most expensive condition in 2013 was cutaneous infections at $8.1 billion.