SPOTLIGHT -
Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Nutrition and diet, two keys to patient health, have a place in primary care
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics president discusses latest trends in food, patient health and medicine.
Congress and health care: Prior authorizations
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, offers a physician’s perspective on health care and Washington, D.C.
Trust in science; nurse practitioner education; herd immunity to measles – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
Congress and health care: Medicare Advantage needs a reboot
Senator: Health care needs mandatory ‘cyber hygiene’ standards for computer networks
Advocate for cybersecurity issues statement about Change Healthcare hack.
HHS: Government, insurers must cooperate to recover from Change Healthcare cyberattack
HHS, Labor Department publish open letter to health care leaders.
Stop the opioid epidemic by stopping fentanyl at U.S. borders, congressman says
Lethal drug imports and overdose deaths are going in the wrong direction. Rep. Greg Murphy also discusses physician burnout and importance of primary care.
COVID-19 in the body; food causing inflammation; dying for a better body – Morning Medical Update
Congress and health care: Medicare payment reform is needed
Health care adds jobs as unemployment creeps up in February
Sector gains 66,700 workers last month.
Congress and health care: Voting no on the spending bills
Congressman on PBMs: ‘They've essentially become extortion artists’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, discusses prior authorizations and other pending legislation in Washington.
AHRQ at 35; Canadian drugs for Floridians; taking plastic to heart – Morning Medical Update
AMA: Physicians need financial help while awaiting Change Healthcare cyber fix
Medical claims processing to be restored on March 18.
Medicare physician reimbursement: ‘Stop attacking those who were heroes just a couple years ago’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, calls for a complete reboot of the Medicare Advantage program.
Preparing workers for time disruptions: a slideshow
Three strategies and four methods to help workers build temporal resilience in the workplace.
Clocks spring forward; economics of antiobesity medicines; lead in cinnamon – Morning Medical Update
Could there be a new CPT code coming for prior authorization work?
American Medical Association’s code panel has it on the agenda this spring.
Potential massive recall of acne medicine; a flu strain gone; ‘hypervaccinated’ – Morning Medical Update
President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices
Critics air concerns at White House roundtable as pharmacy benefit manager volley back.
6 steps to starting an RPM program
How to get started with remote patient monitoring.
What does the increase in RPM mean for primary care?
Primary care doctors are protective of their patient panels and skeptical about quick-fix promises of better outcomes and more revenues.
The state of remote patient monitoring: developments for 2024
What to expect and what to consider this year
Viruses spreading; CKD and primary care; COVID-19 and vaping – Morning Medical Update
HHS, Justice, FTC launch target private equity investment in health care
Joint inquiry opens with request for information from those working in health care.
Spending bills throw 1.68% bone to physicians for Medicare reimbursement
‘Appallingly inadequate’ after 3.4% cut starting this year, MGMA says.
Top states for medical debt – a slideshow
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – follow the money, or lack of it
Three experts talk about financial ramifications for physicians and the primary care workforce across the United States.
Respiratory virus guidance; medical misinformation; bile and body health – Morning Medical Update
Patient health is worse in counties with greater medical debt
Study looks at what patients owe, where, and how it’s harming their health.