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University of Washington, Harvard ranked top medical schools for second year
If you’re looking for a school with significant minority representation, Howard University, in Washington, ranked highest.
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‘Outbid on three houses!’ Doc frustrated by crazy market
“I knew the market was bad when I started looking and that home prices had gone up. What I didn’t realize was that it would still be so hard for...
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
“One thing that everybody agrees on is it’s going to have a dampening effect on the reporting of errors or near misses, which then has a...
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You’re not on a ‘best doctor’ list – does it matter?
In most cases, doctors have to be nominated by their peers, a process that some say is flawed because it may shut out doctors who are less popular...
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Going digital won’t fully fix prior authorizations, say medical groups
Electronic prior authorization is “just one step in addressing the flaws of utilization management practices, and comprehensive reform is needed...
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Does hustling equate to success?
Hustle culture refers to the embracing of work as a lifestyle such that it takes over other important aspects of your life – in other words, when...
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Drunk, sleeping jurors during virtual malpractice trials
“Virtual trials are not as fair to physicians as in-person trials. It’s too easy not to pay attention in a virtual setting.”
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How social drivers of health lead to physician burnout
From the Journals
Third-party vendor physicians more likely to prescribe antibiotics during acute care telehealth visits
From the Journals
Study: Majority of research on homeopathic remedies unpublished or unregistered
Plus a quarter of the published trials changed their results before publication, according to the new research.