Practice Management
The New Gastroenterologist
Writing an effective cover letter
You have run your experiments, analyzed your data, and finished your manuscript, but now you are asked to write a cover letter for journal...
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Doc groups pushing back on Part B drug reimbursement proposal
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Survey: Americans support Medicare for all
More than two-thirds of Republicans backed a plan to extend Medicare to those aged 50-64 years.
From the Journals
Spending on medical marketing increased by $12.2 billion over the last 2 decades
“Although marketing expanded over the 2 decades, regulatory oversight remained relatively limited,” according to the authors.
Practice Management Toolbox
Patient-reported outcomes for patients with chronic liver disease
This commentary focuses on reviewing the assessment and interpretation of PROs in CLD and why they are important in clinical practice.
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Texas judge strikes down ACA putting law in peril — again
The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened – again – this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas.
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Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.
From the Journals
Parental leave for residents pales in comparison to that of faculty physicians
Twelve top institutions provided paid childbearing/family leave for faculty physicians, only eight did so for residents.
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Part D proposal includes prior authorization, step therapy
Plans would be allowed to implement prior authorization and step therapy for protected-class drugs “including to determine use for a protected...
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Fewer insured may have helped slow health spending growth in 2017
Spending on hospital care increased 4.6% to $1.1 trillion in 2017 and accounted for 33% of total health care spending.