Business of Medicine
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GOP health reform dead for now
No consensus has emerged on how to move forward with health reform.
Conference Coverage
Clinically integrated networks: 5 roadblocks and how to overcome them
From financial challenges to lack of collaboration to data woes, physicians can face unexpected barriers as their clinically integrated network...
Opinion
Firing
Be prepared before you fire an employee.
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Appeals court strikes down Wisconsin medical malpractice cap
An appeals court has struck down Wisconsin’s medical malpractice cap for noneconomic damages, ruling that the $750,000 limit is unconstitutional....
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Proposal would exempt more than half of physicians from MACRA/QPP
But eligible physicians in smaller practices could see smaller rewards from Medicare’s value-based payment system.
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DOJ charges 412 in massive health care fraud bust
More than 50 doctors were charged as part of a massive crackdown on health care fraud.
Latest News
Senate GOP tweaks health care reform proposal, but it still lacks support
The health care reform revision offers some benefits, but Medicaid cuts would remain in place.
Law & Medicine
Physician liability in opioid deaths
What civil and criminal penalties can physicians face when their patients die from opioid overdoses?
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Federal exchanges attract fewer insurers for 2018
Applications to offer coverage dropped by 38% from fiscal year 2017.
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New federal health IT leadership, same goals
The physicians at the top of ONC talk about where electronic health records should be.
Opinion
Don’t be bullied by patients threatening bad reviews
Being blackmailed into providing free service isn’t the best way to start a medical relationship.