Business of Medicine
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COVID-19: Eight steps for getting ready to see patients again
You may need to hire temporary workers if your staff tests positive.
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Pandemic effect: All other health care visits can wait
Survey shows that most adults are unlikely to seek treatments not related to COVID-19.
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FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening requirements for companies that develop COVID-19 antibody tests in an effort to combat fraud...
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CMS hikes telephone visit payments during pandemic
Physician groups praised the move to increase payments for telephone visits.
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Primary care physicians reshuffle their work, lives in a pandemic
“Our knowledge of this disease is five steps behind, and changing at lightning speed,” said Dr. MaryAnn Dakkak.
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Trials and tribulations: Neurology research during COVID-19
Many researchers have redesigned their studies, at least in part to optimize the safety of their participants and research staff.
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Volunteer surgeon describes working at a New York hospital
Arghavan Salles, MD, travels across the country to help fight the COVID-19 surge.
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COVID-19: Employers cut doc pay and bonuses: What’s your recourse?
Two physician contract attorneys describe actions that employers are taking and provide advice on how physicians can deal with changes that may...
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Supreme Court: Government owes more than $12 billion to health plans
In an 8-to-1 vote, justices sided with insurers in the ACA dispute, ruling that the government owes health plans billions in promised payments.
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More doctors used digital tools in 2019
Adoption of digital tools grew between 2016 and 2019, with telehealth visits and remote patient monitoring showing the greatest increases.
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COVID-19 spurs telemedicine, furloughs, retirement
Physicians are considering different types of practice as they feel the financial impact of COVID-19.