SPOTLIGHT -
MGMA 2019: Sen. Bill Cassidy says doctors must help fix healthcare
The annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association kicked off October 13 with a presentation by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy
Healthcare leaders welcome AI, survey finds
Survey finds big jump in healthcare leaders who say they have a plan for and have integrated AI into their organizations
Patients want transparent, easy billing, new survey shows
Patients are frustrated with billing practices and want more transparency
Medicare fraud: Feds convict Texas physician in $16 million scheme
Texas physician submitted fraudulent Medicare claims and other documents and charged home health agencies illegal kickbacks
FDA approves first single-use continuous glucose monitoring system
Dexcom G6 Pro gathers real-time glucose data from patients that can be viewed instantly or retroactively
Trump administration seeks new Stark Law exceptions
New rule would carve out exceptions in the Stark Law for value-based care arrangements
New study estimates U.S. healthcare waste costs nearly $1 trillion each year
JAMA study finds that nearly 25 percent of total healthcare spending is wasted
MedPac study finds jump in hospitalist numbers, dip in primary care physicians
Training, salary, and schedule may be pushing more students toward being hospitalists rather than general internists.