Business of Medicine
Conference Coverage
For bone and joint infections, oral antibiotics match IV, cost less
For bone and joint infections, oral antibiotics are as good as IV antibiotics and cost much less.
Opinion
The EHR Report: Communication, social media, and legal vulnerability
Electronic media is a minefield for medical professionals who do not think carefully before they post.
Conference Coverage
HHS Secretary Price promises reduced health IT burden for physicians
WASHINGTON – Simplifying federal regulations around EHR interoperability is crucial as well.
Feature
GOP health reform: Essential health benefits, community rating under fire
Republicans are taking a second run at the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Feature
Drugmakers Dramatically Boosted Lobbying Spending In Trump’s First Quarter
Pharmaceutical companies are “going all in” to fight reduced drug prices and other opposition in Washington.
Feature
Science advocates take to D.C. streets in March for Science
WASHINGTON – Doctors, scientists, and advocates came together to demonstarte against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to science agencies...
Video
VIDEO: Geeks brave rain to March for Science
WASHINGTON – Peaceful demostrators in hundreds of cities around the globe gathered on Earth Day, April 22, to back evidence-based policies and...
From the Journals
EHR price alert doesn’t reduce lab orders
There are better ways to meet the goals of price transparency.
Feature
As some holdout states revisit Medicaid expansion, new data show it pays off
Although the GOP-controlled Congress is pledging its continued interest – despite stalls and snags – in dismantling Obamacare, some “red state”...
Opinion
Don’t forget HIPAA
In the struggle to understand and comply with new regulations, it’s easy to neglect older ones. Recently, I suggested reviewing your practice for...
Feature
Medicaid reform: Work-based waivers may not fly
High mandatory premiums, cost sharing, lifetime limits, drug testing move Medicaid from a health care program to a work program, advocates argue...