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Critical touchpoints in perinatal care — ranging from prenatal check-ins to postpartum screening — can be just as effective when done virtually, if not more so. In far too many cases, they aren't being done at all.

Unique challenges of rural and underserved areas require special payment consideration by CMS.

Follow these steps to ensure patient satisfaction and maintain continuity of care

Health care workers assist patients in the quest for good health. Employers can lead the charge by ensuring staff have access to care, too.

The top news stories in medicine today.

New regulations aim to make prior auths faster and clearer for physicians and patients.

Study finds post-pandemic EHR time up nearly 8%

What will the 2024 financial year hold for investors? Here are some predictions.

Survey shows that on average, physicians in private practice made more money than those working for hospitals

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PARADIGM will benefit patients with portable CT scanners for health screenings.

A new study examines health of people who sit at work compared with those on their feet. The results may make you and your patients want to get some exercise.

FDA gave nod to six vaccines in 2023, including RSV for infants and older adults

The proportion of cancer patients who are 50-64 is increasing while the proportion of those 65 and older is shrinking.

Panel makes recommendations on screenings in primary care.

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Warns of “access issues” if lawmakers fail to act

Move could benefit patients, which sparked praise from lawmakers, but advocate says clarity is needed on court ruling.

The medical payments space will undergo significant change. Here’s what it could mean for health care providers.

Here are six things to watch for more development as technology evolves this year.

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Financial distress a key driver of deals

Commonwealth Fund outlines key policy issues to watch this year.

Outpatient imaging provides cost savings and convenience to patients while creating greater satisfaction for physicians

Congress must make faster prior authorizations a national priority in health care, advocates say.

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The annual hospital employee benefits survey from Aon shows that hospitals are bolstering pay and benefits to combat turnover. Data shows that 62% of hospitals reported increased turnover among nurses, 41% experienced higher departures among non-physician clinical positions and 22% said that physicians are leaving more often than the prior 12 months. Hospitals reported that turnover happens most often among medical professionals with tenures of one to three years. According to the report, here’s what hospitals are doing to try to retain medical professionals: