Business of Medicine
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ACA marketplace sees late surge in new enrollees
CMS officials said that of the 1.8 million people who purchased insurance coverage in the last 5 days of open enrollment, 48% were new customers...
News
New England the place to be for physician access
Commentary
Resolutions
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Physician Compare: Expanded data cause concern
Physician associations are voicing frustration about the public release of 2014 quality scores on CMS’s Physician Compare website. The potentially...
News
Docs to CMS: Delay Meaningful Use Stage 3
“Doctors want to spend their time with patients, not measuring the number of clicks. We want a successful transition to digital health records,...
News
NIH, CDC get boost in House budget bill
The increases are targeted to a number of specific research areas, including Alzheimer’s disease, the BRAIN Initiative, antibiotics research, as...
Commentary
Benchmarks are coming
Original Research
A Review of Patient Adherence to Topical Therapies for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed dermatologic conditions in the United States. Topical agents are the mainstay of...
Law & Medicine
Oral contraception and medical liability
Can physicians be held liable for ‘wrongful life’ for prenatal advice or faulty oral contraceptives?
Coding
Documentation for Mohs Surgery
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance to reduce reimbursement issues for Mohs micrographic surgery. Dr...