Todd Shryock is managing editor of Medical Economics.
Top 8 things doctors need to know about 2018 MACRA proposed rule
June 21st 2017The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for year two of the Quality Payment Program portion of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), affecting who’s eligible and how quality scores are calculated.
Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors?
December 5th 2016If an advanced computer like IBM’s Watson can go on Jeopardy and win, can a computer start diagnosing patients better than a human doctor? The possibility could mean a reduction in a diagnostic error rate that the Institute of Medicine estimates may be as high as 15%.