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‘Gold cards’ allow Texas docs to skip prior authorizations
Through this law, doctors in the state will spend less time getting approvals for treatments for their patients.
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Obstetric units place twice as many wrong-patient orders as medical-surgical units
“Obstetrics is a unique clinical environment because all patients are admitted with a common diagnosis – pregnancy – and have much more overlap in...
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Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van...
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Florida-based doctor arrested in Haiti president’s assassination
Public records show the man had more than a dozen businesses registered in Florida, including medical services.
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Contentious Alzheimer’s drug likely to get national coverage plan, CMS says
It will accept public comments about how Medicare should cover aducanumab through Aug. 11.
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Medicare proposes direct payments to PAs, telehealth expansion
Physician groups posted quick complaints about a proposed 3.75% reduction to the conversion factor because of budget neutrality requirements.
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Most U.S. adults age 50+ report good health: Survey
Among the respondents, 41% said their health was very good or excellent.
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St. Jude to pay $27 million to end DOJ suit over faulty ICDs
The government alleges that St. Jude knowingly sold defective implantable defibrillators to health care facilities, resulting in injuries and two...
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South Asian ancestry associated with twice the risk of heart disease
Findings confirm previous reports identifying South Asian ancestry as a risk enhancer for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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Limited English proficiency linked with less health care in U.S.
The services that those with limited English skills are missing are “the types of care people need to lead a healthy life,” says the author of a...
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Garlic cloves in the nose and beer dreams and pareidolia faces
Also, breast milk that’s not breast milk, and another reputation hit for garlic.