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MACRA is not going away: Will you be ready?
Ignore MACRA in 2017, and you will face an automatic reduction of 4% to your payments under Medicare in 2019.
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Earn credit while reading AGA journal articles
Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to one...
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Use of bilateral internal mammary arteries in CABG stagnates
HOUSTON – Over the past 5 years, surgical use of bilateral internal mammary arteries among Medicare beneficiaries during coronary artery bypass...
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AGA statement on U.S. travel ban
In early February, AGA released the following statement on the U.S. travel ban:Science and illness ignore borders and political divides. That is...
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Report of potential interaction between PPIs, clopidogrel
The January 2009 issue of GI & Hepatology News (GIHN) featured an article on the potential drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors (...
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Federal Health Care Leadership Starting to Take Shape
Dr. David J. Shulkin’s unanimous confirmation is one of the few points of bipartisan agreement as the Trump administration takes shape....
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Pediatric Nail Diseases: Clinical Pearls
Our dermatology department recently sponsored a pediatric dermatology lecture series for the pediatric residency program...
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Minimizing Postdisaster Fatalities
Speed of care, efficient use of resources, appropriate triage, quick-response strike teams, and predisaster planning are strategies that can...
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Cancer survivors report pros and cons of telehealth
Cancer survivors report a range of benefits and detriments related to telehealth, according to research published in the Journal of Medical...
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B-cell energy levels linked to leukemic transformation
Photo from Business Wire A pair of transcription factors protect B cells from malignant transformation by keeping the cells’ glucose and energy...