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Docs: Insurers’ payment delays, downcoding a ‘revenue grab’
Demand for documentation on many routine claims by ambulatory care groups is slowing payment; more complex claims are routinely downcoded by major...
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Watchful waiting sometimes best for asymptomatic basal cell carcinoma
Asymptomatic nodular, superficial basal cell carcinoma or BCC in patients with limited life expectancy may be better suited for careful monitoring...
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Radiofrequency ablation gains favor for thyroid nodules in U.S.
RFA is potentially a promising technology, but the approach could become known as an “easy choice,” which could be problematic, one physician said...
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Failure to communicate ‘doc-to-doc’ blamed for patient’s death
The surgical oncologist apparently did not clearly communicate the situation to the rest of the clinicians involved in the patient’s care.
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Stay tuned for CSI: Olive oil
Angry reviews are influential reviews, and a hall of fame names its class of 2022.
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Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
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Major insurers running billions of dollars behind on payments to hospitals and doctors
Substantial payment delays can be seen on Anthem’s books. On June 30, 2019, before the pandemic, 43% of the insurer’s medical bills for that...
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Cement found in man’s heart after spinal surgery
The cement had leaked into the patient’s body, hardened, and traveled to his heart.
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Pfizer COVID vaccine antibodies may disappear in 7 months, study says
“Our study shows vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original vaccine strain,...
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Cell therapy promising as long-term limb-saving treatment in diabetes
Fewer amputations were needed at 5 years in patients with diabetic foot and critical limb-threatening ischemia, compared with conservative...
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U.S. study finds racial, gender differences in surgical treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Black and Hispanic males are more often treated with wide local excision than with Mohs surgery for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.