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University of Washington, Harvard ranked top medical schools for second year
If you’re looking for a school with significant minority representation, Howard University, in Washington, ranked highest.
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Doc fails to order crucial tests; paralyzed patient wins $17 million; more
The neurosurgeon/spine specialist didn’t order a presurgical MRI of his patient’s thoracic spine. Typically, such a scan would have been used to...
Hitting a Nerve
The EMR gets it wrong: SNAFU
What goes into the EMR stays in the EMR, even if it is erroneous.
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‘Outbid on three houses!’ Doc frustrated by crazy market
“I knew the market was bad when I started looking and that home prices had gone up. What I didn’t realize was that it would still be so hard for...
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
“One thing that everybody agrees on is it’s going to have a dampening effect on the reporting of errors or near misses, which then has a...
Hitting a Nerve
It’s a gimmick
After 23 years in practice, the only gratitude that means anything to me is the occasional heartfelt “thank you” from a patient.
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You’re not on a ‘best doctor’ list – does it matter?
In most cases, doctors have to be nominated by their peers, a process that some say is flawed because it may shut out doctors who are less popular...
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Going digital won’t fully fix prior authorizations, say medical groups
Electronic prior authorization is “just one step in addressing the flaws of utilization management practices, and comprehensive reform is needed...
Hitting a Nerve
Courtesy: It’s not so common anymore
Our supposedly polite society seems to have gone in reverse during the pandemic, though the change had probably started before then.
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Does hustling equate to success?
Hustle culture refers to the embracing of work as a lifestyle such that it takes over other important aspects of your life – in other words, when...