Business of Medicine
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Surgical Center Wins $421 Million Verdict Against Blue Cross
Huge verdict for surgery center could signal more leverage for out-of-network providers to determine insurance payments.
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Higher Daily Buprenorphine Doses Help Manage OUD: AMA Recommends Policy Change
New data highlight that the dose size currently recommended by the FDA and insurance caps on doses are outdated and harmful.
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Medicare Will Speed Coverage of Some ‘Breakthrough’ Medical Devices
CMS has launched an effort to move up to 5 medical devices through payment decisions faster than usual.
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Women Are Entering Higher-Paid MD Specialties at Higher Rates
It will take time for the dominance of women among medical students to translate into more representation in the physician workforce.
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Millennial Clinicians Face Pay Disparities by Specialty, Other Factors
“Procedures are reimbursed too high, while very little value is placed on primary care.”
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A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals
New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America, where declining population has spurred decades of downsizing and...
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An Rx for Burnout, Grief, and Illness: Dance
Studies find dance could reduce depression and improve emotional well-being better than any other type of exercise.
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Three Tips to Avoid Common Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care
Be humble, check again, and use the patient’s cooperation to avoid wrong diagnoses.
Opinion
The Patient Encounter Is Changing
It is fair to say that a live face-to-face encounter remains the gold standard in the opinions of both patients and providers.
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Three Times Higher in Surrogate Gestational Carriers
These findings suggest that more work is needed to ensure careful selection of gestational carriers.
For Residents
First Hike of Medicare Funding for Residencies in 25 Years Aims to Help Shortages
Residency program directors say a recent hike in Medicare funding will help reduce physician shortages and meet growing healthcare needs,...