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CAQH CORE, a healthcare industry-led operating standards group, has announced new rules that move the healthcare industry closer to fully automating the prior authorization process.

Groups representing primary care physicians said new state laws restricting abortion impede the physician-patient relationship and may jeopardize patient care.

Physicians should expect to be asked about the measles outbreak, and what patients can do to protect themselves and their children.

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, joins the AMA as chief health equity officer after serving as deputy commissioner and founding director of the Center for Heath Equity as part of New York City’s public health department.

A survey of members of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association for insurers, shows that the importance of virtual care is increasing. The results indicate that virtual care is widely and readily available to most patients through their health plans.

The state of Washington has approved a law to offer a universally available public option to its residents.

What does this mean for those documenting E/M services, assigning the code levels, and auditing them?

Practices are increasingly coming under attack by cyber criminals, so physicians must take steps to improve their security efforts.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $33.3 million grant to develop new antibiotics to treat deadly bacteria that have become resistant to current treatments. The grant was awarded to David S. Perlin, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, N.J.

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In the case, Warren v. Dinter, the court ruled that the existence of a physician-patient relationship is not a prerequisite for a malpractice action.

How to transform into a direct or concierge model

Walgreens, the national drugstore chain, is launching a primary care service for adults starting with the Houston market and possibly expanding into other cities at a later date.

Physician groups responded to the president's remarks on medical bills with some support and some concern.

Physicians and payers should seek to build relationships on three foundational factors: transparency, competence, and motive.

Medicare ACOs that received bonus payments-even just one-were far more likely to remain in the program and succeed, according to a new study.

Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is warning the Trump administration to not move “too far, too fast on implementing new rules on electronic health information.”

The American Board of Obesity Medicine announced that a record 726 physicians passed its board certification examination this year, with primary care physicians leading the way.

Physicians may be over-correcting their prescribing practices as a result of the opioid addiction crisis by cutting off patients that still need the drugs.

A randomized clinical trial conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration studied the effects of maximum sunscreen application on 24 healthy participants. In all cases, four chemicals were absorbed into the body at a level greater than FDA recommendations, but the long-term implications are unknown.

In-house medication dispensing can save patients money and improve medication adherence

A recent patient survey finds that online ratings and patient comments play a significant role in many people’s choice of healthcare providers.

More physicians are now employed by a hospital or a hospital-owned practice than own their own practice, according to a new employment study released this week by the American Medical Association (AMA).

A joint study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Los Angeles Times shows that workers with employer-sponsored health plans are in many cases struggling to cope with average deductibles that increased 212 percent between 2008 and 2018.

A recently-published study shows that even though the number of primary care doctors in the U.S. has been increasing, the gains have not been evenly distributed.