Business of Medicine
Feature
Trump order allows end-around ACA rules
President promises benefit for small business; physician groups object.
Feature
MedPAC calls for MIPS repeal
WASHINGTON – Federal advisers consider a replacement plan before the first reporting year even concludes.
Commentary
Contraception coverage rollback is discriminatory
Policy shows the Trump administration’s lack of concern for women’s health.
Law & Medicine
Duty vs. confidentiality
What role does foreseeability play when a physician knows a patient may be a danger to others?
Opinion
Death by meeting
What qualifies as a good meeting?
Feature
MIPS: It’s time to get started
Pick Your Pace offers a way to get started with Medicare’s new QPP and ready physicians for meaningful quality improvement, AMA President David O...
Opinion
Now missing in EHR charts: a good impression
Notes that actually give you some idea of the thinking and plan have become an endangered species, says Dr. Allan M. Block.
Feature
HCA is the country’s highest-volume health system
The Nashville, Tenn.–based corporation discharged twice as many patients as any other health system in 2016.
Feature
Ruling: Apologies can’t be used against doctors in court
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that apologies by physicians that include an admission of fault cannot be used against them in court, upholding a...
Latest News
HHS Secretary resigns amid flight criticism
Tom Price, MD, resigned his post following scrutiny over his use of private charter planes at taxpayers’ expense.
Feature
Proposed MACRA participation threshold gets mixed reviews
Some groups praised the expanded exemption threshold, while others said it would keep too many physicians out.