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Growth in hospital-employed physicians shows no signs of slowing
In July 2012, an estimated 95,000 physicians (26%) were hospital employed. By July 2015, that number grew to 141,000 (38%).
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Texas medical board drops appeal against Teladoc
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has dropped an appeal that had challenged whether national telemedicine company Teladoc could sue over telemedicine...
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Analysis: CMS expects no MACRA pay cut for most small practices
Most small practices will see no change in their Medicare payments or perhaps even a bonus for participating in MACRA’s new Quality Payment...
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Access issues looming as more docs eye exit from clinical practice
The percentage of physicians looking for a change in practice environment is up from 43.6% in the 2014 survey, but down from the 50.2% of...
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CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
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Uninsured rate lowest in Massachusetts
Massachusetts had the nation’s lowest uninsured rate in 2015, and Texas had the highest
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Dengue vaccine beneficial only in moderate to high transmission settings
Seropositive pediatric patients benefit from dengue virus vaccination, but vaccination of seronegative patients leads to an increased risk for...
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MACRA final rule exempts many more doctors
Physicians who do not have a large Medicare population or who do not bill much to Medicare Part B will get a bit more breathing room to avoid...
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E. coli resistant to colistin and carbapenems found in U.S. patient
The first strain of Escherichia coli harboring the antibiotic-resistant genes mcr-1 and blaNDM-5 ...
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Almost half of health providers will see PQRS pay cut
In 2015, about 1.15 million professionals were eligible and able to participate in PQRS; just over half (54%) successfully submitted data.
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Most children with JIA get different diagnosis as adults
Two-thirds of children diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis are classified later as having a different form of arthritis as adults, with...