Practice Management
From the Journals
Doctors call for a pause to rethink MIPS
“We need a time-out during which to assess and revise our approach to physician performance measurement,” according to experts on the ACP’s...
Opinion
Liability with nurse practitioners and physician assistants
How much legal responsibility does a physician have when a nurse practitioner is negligent?
Feature
Most physicians support Medicaid work requirements
Three states are instituting new policies for able-bodied recipients.
Conference Coverage
MedPAC urges CMS to curb low-value care
23%-37% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one low-value service in 2014, based on analysis of claims data, for an expenditure of $2.4...
News from the FDA/CDC
Asthma flourishing in its medical home
Prevalence in health care and social assistance workers is well above the national average.
From the Journals
Health IT ‘under-users’ outnumber ‘super-users’
“Those relying on the EHR as a vehicle for intervention may be hindered by the technological capacity of ambulatory care partners.”
News
Open enrollment 2018: Plan selections down slightly
The health insurance exchanges saw a 3.3% drop in total enrollees from 2017.
News from the FDA/CDC
Lower heart disease mortality brings increased disparity
Blacks and whites were further apart in 2015 than in 1968.
Feature
Medicare Part D plans get more flexibility to make midyear changes
Final rule includes changes affecting formularies, biosimilar copays, low-income subsidy beneficiaries, and plan offerings.
Feature
Patients who hide. Patients who seek.
Medicare survey examined the propensity to seek medical care.
