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Five ways docs may qualify for discounts on medical malpractice premiums
Most states cap discounts at 25%, but some go as high as 70%.
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Part-time physician: Is it a viable career choice?
“Not only are more physicians seeking part-time roles than they were 10 years ago, but more large health care systems are also offering part time...
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Nurses: The unsung heroes
In our current postpandemic world we’re facing a serious nursing shortage.
Conference Coverage
CRC screening rates are higher in Medicaid expansion states
Medicaid expansion may be a determinant of whether screening is even offered.
From the Journals
Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Medical-level empathy? Yup, ChatGPT can fake that
Plus: Fishy sperm, an even more fishy sperm donor, and aviation-related sleep deserts.
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Two Canadian provinces lift licensing barriers for U.S. doctors
Canada may attract American physicians who find U.S. medicine to be fraught with ethical dilemmas and restrictions from insurance companies and...
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New ABIM fees to stay listed as ‘board certified’ irk physicians
Responses to the policy on Twitter included accusations of extortion and denunciations of the ABIM’s “money grab policies.”
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Proposed Medicare bill would raise docs’ pay with inflation
The legislation is essential to enabling physician practices to better absorb payment distributions triggered by budget neutrality rules,...
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Surgeons, intensivists earn more than do colleagues from private insurance
On average, physicians in 18 specialties netted $1.9 million a year, according to a new AMN Healthcare report.
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CMS inpatient payment rule for 2024: Key takeaways
Many of the changes centered around improving health equity and quality as well as alleviating rural clinician shortages.