Business of Medicine
Conference Coverage
Vancomycin research reveals reasons for readmissions and prolonged stays
Which patients treated with vancomycin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections get readmitted to the hospital within 30 days and/or...
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DOJ charges 412 in massive health care fraud bust
More than 50 doctors were charged as part of a massive crackdown on health care fraud.
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Federal exchanges attract fewer insurers for 2018
Applications to offer coverage dropped by 38% from fiscal year 2017.
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New federal health IT leadership, same goals
The physicians at the top of ONC talk about where electronic health records should be.
Opinion
Don’t be bullied by patients threatening bad reviews
Being blackmailed into providing free service isn’t the best way to start a medical relationship.
Conference Coverage
C. difficile travels on the soles of our shoes
NEW ORLEANS - Have you considered checking underfoot for the spread of C. difficile?
Conference Coverage
Childhood vaccine trauma decreases adolescent HPV immunization uptake
Too many vaccines at once can result in needle phobia.
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Health IT: Cybercrime risks are real
Feds offer six-point plan for increasing cybersecurity in medicine
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Malpractice reform: House passes bill to cap damages
Doctors, malpractice insurers back the legislation.
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Docs still don’t get MACRA
Just 1 in 10 said they were deeply knowledgeable about the value-based payment plam.
From the Journals
Medicaid expansion produced opposing cost effects
Did the states that expanded enrollment in 2014 spend more or less?