Health Policy
News
USPSTF draft recommendation nixes skin cancer screening
Panel seeks more data on potential harms.
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CMS extends EHR hardship exemption deadline to July 1
News
HHS to doctors: We hear your health IT woes
When ordering aspirin takes eight clicks on the computer and ordering full-strength aspirin takes 16, you know that health IT has become a...
News
Feds: Major EHR companies will remove interoperability roadblocks
Sylvia Burwell: Technology isn’t just one leg of the strategy to improve the U.S. health care system – it supports the entire effort.
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Investigators recover nearly $755 million in health fraud
Government investigators recovered nearly $755 million in criminal and civil health fraud actions in 2015, according to new figures from the...
Commentary
Psoriasis for Seniors
The evaluation and treatment of psoriasis in older patients have long been issues of interest among clinicians. This population is at risk from...
News
Data, new partnerships key to prepping for value-based care
Demonstrating leadership is key. Be vocal to hospitals and health plans about your interest in alternative payment systems and your desire to lead...
Blog
When the Doctor Is Not a Doctor
It is now common for patients to arrive in a physician office and never see the physician. Instead, patients are seen by so-called physician...
News
More than 90% of Americans have health insurance, HHS reports
News
Doctors to APM committee: Remember specialists
A new federal advisory committee is charged with reviewing the value-based alternative payment models that will drive the health care system in...
Blog
Price Explosion
One of the biggest burdens of modern clinical dermatology practice is the ability to obtain appropriate drug therapy for patients. In the current...