Practice Management
Feature
More telemedicine shifts to system-wide models
As telemedicine gains momentum, more health providers are moving from stand-alone programs to system-wide approaches.In a survey of 436 U.S....
From the Editor
Leadership hacks: The drama triangle
Breaking a drama triangle requires uncomfortable work building trust and a more functional relationship.
Feature
Physician-created APMs: Early recommendations offer insight
Greater risk can reap greater rewards in the new value-based health care climate. Does your group have what it takes to be an advanced APM?
Conference Coverage
More early-stage cancer diagnosis since ACA implementation
Though the increase is small, cancer has been detected earlier and more often, indicating future improvements in care.
Original Report
Emergency department use by recently diagnosed cancer patients in California
From the Editor
Repeal and replace? How about retain, review, and refine?
Conference Coverage
Oncology treatment errors: Emerging data shed light on risk factors, prevention
ORLANDO – Three studies focus on risk factors for errors that occur during the delivery of cancer treatment, and how to prevent those errors.
From the Journals
One-third of drug postmarket studies go unpublished
Why are postmarket studies with relevant findings nowhere to be found?
Feature
Noncancer diagnoses on the rise in palliative care
Patients referred to palliative care are most likely to have cancer, but the proportion has gone down since 2009 as more patients with other...
Opinion
Restoring the promise of (really) meaningful use
2017 marks the end of Meaningful Use under Medicare, replaced by an initiative called Advancing Care Information.
Feature
House barely passes ACA repeal/replace bill
The bill passed May 4 by a 217-213 margin, with one Republican member not voting