Business of Medicine
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COVID drove telehealth forward in high gear: Now what?
Experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference focused on how investment in telehealth spiked during the pandemic and what...
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Are physician white coats becoming obsolete? How docs dress for work now
“If you want to wear a white coat, if you feel it gives you that added level of authority, if you feel it tells people more clearly that you’re a...
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‘Goodie bag’ pill mill doctor sentenced to 2 decades in prison
Regardless of the patients’ complaints, the internist gave them tote bags with prescription drugs, including muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories...
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ED staff speak out about workplace violence, ask for mitigation
How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in health care and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported...
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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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‘Bane of my existence:’ The burden of Medicare Advantage denials
Almost 90% of the physicians surveyed described the burden associated with prior authorizations as ‘high’ or ‘extremely high.’
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Innocent doc sued after 'secret' medical expert says claim has merit
“You never get to determine whether they, in fact, had a certificate reviewer who was legitimate.”
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‘Together, we can demand improvements’: Stanford Health Care’s residents vote to join union
More than 81% of the health system’s resident physicians voted to join the union.
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Telehealth continues to loom large, say experts
Nine out of ten patients would recommend telemedicine to friends and family, and most physicians say they’re willing to devote significant time to...
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Docs find new and better ways to cut EHR documentation time
Speech-to-text software is still the most popular solution, but more physicians are now using human scribes, driven by the decisions of some large...
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Q&A with Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD
“Every patient who comes to see me has a story, so I try to understand their story,” Dr. Hugh Greenway said.