SPOTLIGHT -
March 28th 2024
Why some Midwestern primary care practices declined to participate in formal, government-led quality improvement studies to curb unhealthy alcohol use or improve heart health.
March 26th 2024
Physician practices looking to engage in merger & acquisition activity should be cognizant of the government antitrust risks
March 25th 2024
Is your practice complying with all applicable federal and state regulations?
Change Healthcare hack prompts potential changes for Medicare payments.
Mental health wellness programs for clinicians are now more accessible
Stressful work environments, fatigue, burnout, and aging patient populations who require more care all add to the hardship of attracting and maintaining clinical staff.
Reducing the risk of violence against health care workers: Effective solutions needed
Violence against health care workers has almost become a routine, if frightening, aspect of their jobs.
‘The time for incrementalism is over’ – National Academy of Medicine report urges major changes in U.S. health care
Americans spend huge amounts of money for ineffective care, declining life expectancy.
A promise fulfilled, for now
Primary care gets catch-up in latest AMGA compensation survey.
Biden administration unveils first prescription drugs subject to price negotiations
CBO estimates program could save nearly $100 billion over 10 years
Feds continue hunting for medical fraud amid schemes launched in COVID-19 pandemic
List of criminal and civil actions is growing and Justice Department says there’s more to come.
Primary care continuity can lower health care costs, study finds
Seeing same provider at regular intervals is key to reducing spending
Report on state-level physician discipline may be misleading by ignoring full range of actions
Federation of State Medical Boards responds to claims that boards are ‘dangerously lax’ about handling accusations against doctors.
State medical boards ‘dangerously lax’ at targeting incompetent physicians, watchdog group says
Professional discipline for doctors has decreased in the last three years.
Navigating a medical board investigation: From inception to hearings
How to mitigate or prevent public discipline by a medical board.
Representative takes aim at prior authorizations in Medicare, Medicare Advantage
Legislation that would speed up treatment reviews is piling up. Will Congress or CMS act first?
Proposed rule banning noncompete agreements draws mixed reaction from health care execs
Doctors largely oppose noncompetes, hospitals and other employers favor them
Care at home: Technology, trust, teamwork all have a place
American Telemedicine Association convenes panel to discuss health services for an aging population.
Four physicians convicted of selling drugs out of Tennessee clinics
Petition to eliminate MOC draws 15,000 signatures
Discontent growing over program’s time, monetary requirements
Health insurance prices drop 29.5% from last July, according to feds
Food is up, gas is down, health care has mixed results in latest Consumer Price Index.
Community service, strongarm collections, lax oversight: Senators demand answers about nonprofit hospitals
Lawmakers say they are ‘alarmed’ as hospitals get $28 billion in tax breaks, but millions of Americans struggle with medical debt.
Unveiling America's Doctor Gap: How international medical graduates are making an impact
International medical graduates can help both patients and doctors
Computer attacks in health care are booming so far in 2023
Industry analyst reviews cybersecurity for first half of the year, and the results aren’t good.
Cybersecurity experts warn against Rhysida hacking group
Fears that attacks on government, academia, and manufacturing will spread to health care.
White men still dominate highest-paid clinical specialties
Study finds them overrepresented in academic fields with highest salaries
Weight loss drugs would be covered by Medicare under new legislation
Senators, representatives, health groups endorse the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.
Physician could get prison time for phony insurance claims related to COVID-19 tests
U.S. Department of Justice claims first conviction by jury trial for pandemic fraud charges.
Cigna using AI to reject claims, lawsuit charges
Plaintiffs say algorithm enables denials without physician review
Medicare patients wonder if the program will last, but unwilling to sacrifice to save it
Patients have limits as to what they are willing to give up in order to secure the long-term sustainability of Medicare
Healthcare legislation must codify hospital price transparency rule
Employers and patients need access to these actual health plan rates to know what they are expected to pay.
2023 Physician Report: The latest physician salary, productivity and malpractice cost data
Check out our exclusive and latest physician survey data.
Primary care physician numbers down as other clinicians increase from 2016 to 2021
Medicare data offer a snapshot of health care workforce in recent years.
Reps introduce ‘Gold Card’ legislation to speed up prior authorizations
Patients need ‘timely and high-quality care,’ not ‘bureaucratic red tape,’ lawmakers say.
How do we stop the corporatization of medicine?
Private equity firms and insurance companies are encroaching on health care