No Medicare Payment Hike Needed for Docs in 2023, MedPAC Says Beneficiaries seem to have adequate access to care, and few physicians are dropping out Mar 15, 2022
Getting the Checklist Out of the Way EHR templates may be necessary, but let's store them in an out-of-the-way place Mar 14, 2022
EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings Mar 07, 2022
Why Selling Will Make You a Happier Doctor The skill of enrolling patients to participate in their health Mar 05, 2022
Location Shouldn't Matter in Telemedicine Let's keep allowing telehealth to flourish and let the bureaucrats sort out the licensing issues Feb 28, 2022
CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model Participants in current GPDC Direct Contracting must meet new equity and governance requirements Feb 25, 2022
Clearing Out the Chaos Let's make primary care more inviting for Internal Medicine residents Feb 22, 2022
A Third of Docs Saw a Patient Harmed by Prior Authorization Treatment delays have led to permanent damage, disability, and even death Feb 11, 2022
Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 09, 2022
HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout "I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift" Jan 20, 2022
It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service Jan 10, 2022
This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else? If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us Dec 27, 2021
The Race to Find Uses for Big Data The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively? Dec 11, 2021
Fix Healthcare With a Comic Strip? ZDoggMD is joined by Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, to discuss his new book Doc-Related Dec 10, 2021
Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It? What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime? Dec 06, 2021
Getting COVID Antiviral Pills Into Patients' Hands Here's how to foster equal access to two treatments that may soon be authorized Dec 01, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult Nov 22, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided? MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care? Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too Nov 03, 2021
Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives Nov 02, 2021
San Diego EDs Deluged With Patients After Cyberattack "I've been with UCSD for 30 years, and it's not something I've seen before." Oct 30, 2021
UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on Oct 29, 2021
Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis Oct 28, 2021
Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery Oct 27, 2021
Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors Oct 26, 2021
Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access? Oct 22, 2021
Docs Donating Too Much Time? Medicine's 'Dirty Secrets' Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Oct 17, 2021
Virtual Care May Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients Even After the Pandemic Early study paves the way to look at how telehealth may fit into MS care Oct 15, 2021
