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Practice Management

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EHR Pop-Ups Spur Better GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure

Alert-based intervention in PROMPT-HF trial said to be low-cost, scalable

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PBM Called for a Prior Authorization? That's News to Me!

A personal journey through a refill encounter

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The Myth of 'Physician Resistance' to EHRs

Don't blame clinicians, blame the software design

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The Buck Stops Where?

But I didn't order that test!

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

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Getting the Checklist Out of the Way

EHR templates may be necessary, but let's store them in an out-of-the-way place

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Learn to Lower Your Taxes as a W-2 Physician

Five important strategies

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EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients

The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings

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Why Selling Will Make You a Happier Doctor

The skill of enrolling patients to participate in their health

A senior woman at home listens to her female physician during a telehealth visit via laptop

Location Shouldn't Matter in Telemedicine

Let's keep allowing telehealth to flourish and let the bureaucrats sort out the licensing issues

CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model

Participants in current GPDC Direct Contracting must meet new equity and governance requirements

A young male physician speaks to his mature female patient in an examination room.

Clearing Out the Chaos

Let's make primary care more inviting for Internal Medicine residents

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A Third of Docs Saw a Patient Harmed by Prior Authorization

Treatment delays have led to permanent damage, disability, and even death

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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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"

A female physician takes the temperature of her senior female patient with a pyrometer

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

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This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad

She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats

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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

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The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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Fix Healthcare With a Comic Strip?

ZDoggMD is joined by Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, to discuss his new book Doc-Related

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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?

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Getting COVID Antiviral Pills Into Patients' Hands

Here's how to foster equal access to two treatments that may soon be authorized

Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You

Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare

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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

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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

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AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services

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Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?

MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats

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'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions

Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule

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America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors

We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care?

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TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial

Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients

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Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis

Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too

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Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut

Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president

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Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal

The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives

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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."

UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth

Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on

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Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls

Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis

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Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill

Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out

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Reclaim Your Personal Power

You have more of it than you realize

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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

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