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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: January 30, 2018
ACOG calls out ambiguous language that could put providers in jeopardy.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: January 19, 2018
The elimination of cost sharing for mammograms under the ACA was associated with increased rates of using the service among older women, according ...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: January 19, 2018
The Trump administration has announced a new division within the U.S. Health & Human Services Department that aims to protect health care provi...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: January 19, 2018
What changes could value-based care bring?
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 20, 2017
Claims involving EHRs have more than doubled in the last 7 years, according to an analysis.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 18, 2017
Researchers looked at the link between readmission rates and overall hospital risk-adjusted quality measurements.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 13, 2017
Of 929 adverse events that entered the CARe (Communication, Apology, and Resolution) program in Massachusetts, only 5% led to malpractice claims.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 12, 2017
Some are having success using new Medicare billing codes, while other doctors say barriers are preventing usage.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 6, 2017
HHS issued a rule that dramatically expands religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 4, 2017
Physicians experience highs and lows with state prescription drug monitoring programs as they work to manage the systems and make optimal prescribi...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: October 4, 2017
Penalties for violating state PDMP vary by state. Meanwhile, new case law is shaping who can access PDMPs and when physicians may come under scruti...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: September 30, 2017
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that apologies by physicians that include an admission of fault cannot be used against them in court, upholding a ...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: September 30, 2017
Tom Price, MD, resigned his post following scrutiny over his use of private charter planes at taxpayers’ expense.
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: September 27, 2017
The University of Arizona is using the telemedicine-based ECHO model to train and provide support to primary care providers to treat rheumatic dise...
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- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Publish date: September 25, 2017
The newest regulations would allow medical students already in the United States to finish their education.
