Business of Medicine
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Government Accuses Health System of Paying Docs Outrageous Salaries for Patient Referrals
Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System changed its compensation model to entice revenue-generating doctors.
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SUNY Downstate Emergency Medicine Doc Charged With $1.5M Fraud
EM doc accused of tax fraud, larceny, and falsifying records in case of using business credit card for personal expenses.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Approves First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor
This T-cell receptor therapy modifies existing receptors to recognize an array of antigens on the surface of cancer cells.
Commentary
Insurers’ Rules and AI for Preauthorization: ‘Ethically Nuts,’ Says Ethicist
I don’t think I’ve seen anything screwier, from a moral point of view, than the system we have that allows for preauthorization by third-party...
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CMS Proposes Maternal-Health Conditions-of-Participation Standards
“CMS is using all of our tools to improve the safety, quality, and timeliness of the care that hospitals provide to pregnant women.”
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Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?
When Medicaid programs cover doula care, states save millions of dollars in healthcare costs.
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Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives ‘Huge’ 100% Protection
Twice-yearly injections are 100% effective in preventing new infections, according to the final results from the ...
Opinion
The Rise of the Scribes
AI scribes will be ubiquitous soon; I’m fast and even for me they save time.
Feature
Greater Transparency of Oncologists’ Pharma Relationships Needed
Reducing industry payments to hematologists and oncologists could benefit patients, say experts.
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Push, Fail, Push Harder: Olympic Athletes Who Became MDs
The consensus is that, yes, there are specific characteristics elite athletes develop that physicians — regardless of their athletic background —...
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Healthcare Workers Face Gender-Based Violence
About 64% of studies reported a higher prevalence of all forms of workplace violence for women, while 17% reported a higher prevalence for men.