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Bundled payment for OA surgery linked to more emergency department visits
TORONTO – Ontario experience with bundling payment for surgery documents a sharp uptick in postdischarge unplanned emergency department visits.
The Optimized Doctor
Eminently qualified physician
There are other professions where evaluations and feedback are more direct. In the military, performance standards are often quite explicit.
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Toolkit for providing mental health care to Muslim patients launched
SAN FRANCISCO – Expert explores challenges of providing mental health care to Muslim patients.
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Medicare withdraws plans to exclude drugs from Part D protected classes
Agency officials wrote that there are “sufficient” enrollee access protections in place and declined to finalize plans to allow Part D drug plan...
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Antiabortion measures may lead to Supreme Court showdown
“Lawmakers must support health policies based on sound science and evidence. Politicians must seek to improve access to care, not restrict it,”...
From the Journals
More than 40% of U.K. physicians report binge drinking
“We recommend that doctors’ mentors, supervisors, peers, and occupational health support services recognize and act on the prevalence of...
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Walmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centers
The retail giant is believed to be the first to prod workers to use specific imaging providers based on diagnostic accuracy – not price.
Managing Your Practice
Handling defamatory online reviews
The first thing to do before taking any action is determine whether that defamatory review is, in fact, defamatory.
Opinion
How medical providers can observe LGBT Pride Month
Health care providers have an important responsibility in fostering health equity for LGBT youth in a responsible and ethical matter.
From the Journals
High-deductible plans do not raise out-of-pocket costs for autism care
Patients in both HDHP and traditional insurance plans spend large sums on ASD-related care in coverage mandate states, but because costs likely...
From the Journals
Comorbid depression worsens many pediatric hospital outcomes
Hospital costs, length of stay, and mortality were of prime concern.