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AMA supports APRN oversight by both medical and nursing boards
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- Steph Weber
The organization says it opposes scope expansions because removing doctors from the care team results in higher costs to the patient and lower...
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Med students, doctor groups react to SCOTUS affirmative action ban
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- Steph Weber
The opinion does not prohibit universities from considering how race has affected an applicant’s life.
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Medical students gain momentum in effort to ban legacy admissions
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- Steph Weber
Opponents of legacy admissions say it penalizes students from racial minorities and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, hampering a fair and...
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CMS inpatient payment rule for 2024: Key takeaways
- Author:
- Steph Weber
Many of the changes centered around improving health equity and quality as well as alleviating rural clinician shortages.
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More states nix nonconsensual pelvic exams by med students
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- Steph Weber
Nearly half the states in the country have enacted laws against unconsented intimate EUAs, with some carrying misdemeanor charges for both the...
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Luxe vacations, private jets: Medical device maker, surgeon to pay $46 million penalty in kickback scheme
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- Steph Weber
“In recent years, we are seeing a trend toward holding physicians and others on the receiving end of the inducement accountable as well,”...
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Med center and top cardio surgeon must pay $8.5 million for fraud, concurrent surgeries
- Author:
- Steph Weber
A lawsuit alleges that James L. Luketich, MD, regularly performed up to three complex surgical procedures simultaneously.
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Docs with one paid malpractice claim are four times more likely to have another
- Author:
- Steph Weber
A new study’s findings suggest that a single malpractice claim may not be a random stroke of bad luck.
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Using live pigs in residency training sparks heated debate
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- Steph Weber
A small number of graduate medical education programs still use animals, predominantly pigs, to train physicians in some subspecialties.
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What the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete agreements could mean for physicians, other clinicians
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- Steph Weber
Employers often include noncompete clauses in physician contracts because they want to avoid having patients leave their health care system.
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Medical degree program put on probation for ‘infrastructure’ issues
- Author:
- Steph Weber
Reported issues include faculty shortages and inadequate student access to financial aid as well as to career and wellness counseling.
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Analysis of doctors’ EHR email finds infrequent but notable hostility
- Author:
- Steph Weber
Researchers were struck by the hostility of negative sentiment in some emails to physicians.
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Patient harm, not malpractice, top of mind for emergency medicine physicians
- Author:
- Steph Weber
Fear-of-harm and fear-of-suit scores decreased as providers gained experience, in general, a new study finds.
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Locked-in syndrome malpractice case ends with $75 million verdict against docs
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- Steph Weber
“Cases that elicit significant and sometimes decisive sympathy include locked-in syndrome, permanent vegetative state, injury to the sexual or...
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DOJ: Indiana nurses allowed controlled substances during opioid recovery
- Author:
- Steph Weber
“This improvement will increase access to treatment resources, enabling more nurses to complete treatment and progress toward a safe return to...