Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Physician burnout: Still a problem, and Congress could help
Representatives consider reauthorization of ‘Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.’
States with the most smokers – a slideshow
Areas to focus on health by quitting tobacco usage.
Holiday healthy hearts; patients speak out on drug price negotiations; good bugs, bad bugs, food bugs, gut bugs – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
The Leapfrog Group: Examining hospitals
Diagnostic error, patient safety, and how physicians can help in practice and in hospital.
Inflation up 3.1% from January 2023 to last month
Costs for physician services were flat over the last 12 months, but hospitals saw greater price increases.
Introducing The Leapfrog Group
Diagnostic error – What physicians and hospitals can do to reduce risks for patients
Hospital watchdog group responds to study on patient deaths in ICU.
Mardi Gras safety tips; senators and medicine makers; friends against ill health – Morning Medical Update
Partnering for skin health; scanning brain tissue; dementia in ancient history – Morning Medical Update
Revenues, AI, patient health – executives speak out
Report details ‘C-Suite Agenda’ for next two years.
Health care bankruptcies in 2023 reach highest level in five years
Chapter 11 bankruptcies dipped in fourth quarter last year, but it’s unclear if that is a trend.
House votes down QALYs; support for descendants; aging vs. ability in the brain – Morning Medical Update
Feds warn of new ‘Akira’ hacking group targeting health care
Less than a year old but already claiming victims mostly in the United States.
Senate Finance Committee discusses AI promise, pitfalls in health care
Experts weigh in on regulations needed as health leaders integrate artificial intelligence into patient care.
Nine states where the going is tough for physical and mental health
Study examines factors that create well-being in communities – and some states are lacking.
Introducing AIMPA: How physicians are using AI in health care
A new advocacy organization for independent physicians.
Overdose prevention; abortion on the ballot; former smokers tell their stories – Morning Medical Update
AI, with potential benefits and risks, lands among top priorities in health care
MGMA publishes its 2024 Advocacy Agenda with position paper on artificial intelligence included for the first time.
Do Americans trust their physicians? A slideshow
Gallup poll ranks 23 professions for honesty and ethical standards.
FTC supports government ‘march in’ power to bring down prescription drug costs
White House has threatened action on drugs controlled by Big Pharma, but developed with taxpayer money.
Introducing AIMPA: How private equity could help medicine
King with cancer; country music star lost; human health and building conditions – Morning Medical Update
Shift to value-based care brings new desires for EHR capabilities
Physicians describe intentions to change electronic health records in coming months.
Introducing AIMPA: State regulation of medicine
NIMH 75th anniversary; greenhouse gases and health care; 3-D printing brain tissue – Morning Medical Update
Introducing AIMPA: Starting a new national group
Screening for alcohol abuse; ketamine for mental health; $234M in fraudulent billing - Morning Medical Update
Most Americans have no idea about prices before they receive health care
Amid ‘runaway growth,’ Gallup poll finds strong support for health care price transparency.
Best policies for remote patient monitoring – a slideshow
Bipartisan Policy Center issues guidance on best ways to use emerging technology.
National employment rate rises with health care contributing
January rate tops monthly average for 2023, according to federal figures.