Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected' The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients Dec 02, 2022
Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not Dec 01, 2022
PA Gets 25 Years for Luring Girls on Snapchat; Doctor Arrested for Alleged Rapes A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 25, 2022
Can Virtual Nursing Save the Workforce? RN turnover is increasing, and two-thirds plan to leave in the next 3 years Nov 23, 2022
Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity Nov 23, 2022
Let's Focus on Caring, Not Coding The medical record can become more than a static repository Nov 19, 2022
Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards? AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification Nov 17, 2022
AMA Edges Closer to Supporting Public Option Members will also oppose employer mandates requiring docs to sign contracts waiving due process Nov 16, 2022
AMA President Says 'Enough is Enough' to Divisive Politics, Fake News in Medicine "We cannot allow physicians or our patients to become pawns," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD Nov 13, 2022
Advice for a Meaningful Career Don't forget, it's never too late to get the career and life you want Nov 12, 2022
Doctor Dives Into Online Therapy We know our past shapes how we relate, how we parent, and how we are in the world Nov 08, 2022
Lucky to Be Scoped My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
Where Will All the Sick Children Go? A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
How Can We Schedule More 'Good' Appointments for Doctors and Patients? Achieving the right balance between convenience and continuity of care takes work Oct 31, 2022
Don't Normalize Depression in Older Adults Access to treatment among seniors is critical, just as with any other age group Oct 31, 2022
Online Gender-Affirming Services Can Be Appealing, Though Often Don't Take Insurance Several platforms met certain standards without excess cost to consumer Oct 28, 2022
Electronic Medical Records Are Strangling American Medicine The implications for burnout are staggering Oct 23, 2022
Emergency Nurse 'Drowning' in Patients, Calls Fire Department to Assist In last-resort effort, two firefighters aid understaffed ED in Washington state Oct 14, 2022
Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkers About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022
Isn't It a Seller's Market for Healthcare Professionals? Competition for a scarce resource (providers) could improve the workplace Oct 12, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
Congressman Escalates War With PBMs They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter Oct 07, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise You It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
More Emotional Exhaustion; Where to Work for 'Humanizing' Experience Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Oct 02, 2022
Are Patient Feedback Surveys Asking the Right Questions? It may be time to re-evaluate the questionnaires Sep 26, 2022
Regulatory Policy for Biomedical Technologies: Time to Reboot! Rapid development risks getting ahead of governance structures Sep 26, 2022
Health Insurance Claims for Sex Services Leads to Conspiracy Charges Fraud scheme traded fake chiropractic claims for kickbacks, sex Sep 23, 2022
Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assault Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Sep 23, 2022
Physician Burnout Continues at Record Levels, One-Third Feel 'Hopeless' Stigma surrounding seeking care for mental health persists, survey shows Sep 19, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
How to Save 5 Minutes in Evaluating Patients Post-COVID Some "simple" tests are simpler than others Sep 06, 2022
Optum Acquires Houston-Based Physician Group for $2 Billion Optum's network reported to make up over 5% of all U.S. physicians Sep 02, 2022
Increased Health Spending When Private Equity Acquires Physician Practices Patient volume also increased, but whether patients are benefiting remains to be seen Sep 02, 2022
