Business of Medicine
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House passes 21st Century Cures bill
H.R. 34 gained more support on the House floor than did a last year’s bill. To gain that support and ensure Senate approval, funding for key...
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Slavitt to Trump administration: Keep the CMS Innovation Center
WASHINGTON – The transition from volume-based payment to value-based payment “can’t work as well without a CMS Innovation Center that can move...
Managing Your Practice
How will Donald Trump change health care?
Much speculation has already been written on what a Trump administration may look like, but comparatively little has been said about the potential...
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Mindfulness
There are plenty of things to tip us doctors into burnout. We are not alone in the burnout epidemic, but we are overrepresented. Mindfulness...
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Is physician-assisted suicide compatible with the Hippocratic Oath?
Do we stand by our Hippocratic Oath when providing physician-assisted suicide?Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a form of euthanasia in which a...
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What will the Trump administration mean for medicine?
ACA repeal seems fairly likely; who will head the federal health care agencies is unknown.
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Meaningful use: CMS extends 90-day reporting period to 2016, 2017
Several meaningful use requirements for doctors and hospitals were eased under the federal regulation that sets payments for the hospital...
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Number of Medicare part D drug plans continues to decline
There will be 16% fewer Medicare part D prescription drug plans available in 2017, compared with 2016,
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7 tips for successful value-based care contracts
Drafting clear, thoughtful contracts with payers is critical as physicians enter into new value-based care arrangements.
Conference Coverage
Choosing Wisely Initiative Helps Physicians Provide Appropriate Care
HILTON HEAD, SC—Physicians sometimes order unnecessary medical tests and procedures for their patients, which results in wasteful spending and...
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Drug prices, not the health law, top voters’ health priorities for 2017
Majorities of Democratic, Republican, and independent voters support making sure high-cost drugs for chronic conditions are affordable for...