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Doctors preyed on homeless for slip-and-fall schemes; more
Over the years, the scam netted the bosses more than $31 million from city businesses and their insurance companies.
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ACOG amicus brief supports case against Mississippi abortion ban
Brief filed by ACOG contends that Mississippi ban violates patient-clinician relationship.
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Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ ever face the music?
State medical "boards are relatively slow and weak and it's a long, slow process to pull somebody's license."
Opinion
Finding employees during a pandemic
I have had job listings for both front- and back-office positions posted on all the major job boards and other employment portals for months.
Opinion
How could this happen? Judge forces doctors to give ivermectin
Even when a consensus on best practice is hard to establish, damage can be mitigated by creating consequences for promoting aberrant care.
Opinion
When the juggling act becomes impossible
Have you ever lost objectivity with a patient?
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Three ‘bad news’ payment changes coming soon for physicians
The proposed rule for physician payments contained three big payment negatives, although there were some positive notes too.
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Fewer inpatient work hours linked with worse patient outcomes
Patients treated by hospitalists who worked more days per year fared better than those treated by hospitalists who worked fewer days, a new study...
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Feds slap UPMC, lead cardiothoracic surgeon with fraud lawsuit
The whistleblower suit alleges fraudulent billing tied to concurrent surgeries and ‘longstanding, knowing, and egregious violations of the public...
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Will interchangeable insulin be more affordable in the U.S.?
The way that pricing is calculated in the United States is so complicated, with many players and a lack of transparency, makes it hard to know...