Practice Management
News from the FDA/CDC
2018-2019 flu season: Going but not gone yet
Opinion
Who’s increasing health care costs? Not us!
Community leadership has been minimized, and where it exists, it is under constant pressure to make a profit.
Feature
Montana named ‘best state to practice medicine’ in 2019
New York ranks last, based on WalletHub measures.
Feature
DoJ refuses to challenge Texas ACA ruling
By not taking action, the Justice department allows a ruling to stand that effectively renders the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
Feature
Gender wage gap varies by specialty
Average earnings for women and men in 2018 were closest for hematology.
Latest News
MIPS: Nearly 20% of small/solo practices took a pay cut in first year
Overall, 93% of participants got some kind of pay bump for 2017.
Feature
ABIM contests class-action lawsuit, asks judge to dismiss
The plaintiffs are asking a judge to find ABIM in violation of federal antitrust law and to bar the board from continuing its MOC process.
News from the FDA/CDC
H3N2 putting a damper on flu season’s departure
Feature
FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and...
Conference Coverage
MedPAC puts Part B reference pricing, binding arbitration on the table
The reference pricing policy would set a maximum payment rate for a group of drugs with similar health effects based on the minimum, median, or...