Practice Management
From the Journals
Physician PAC dollars support candidates against gun regulation
The study found that the physician organization–affiliated PACs supported more candidates with an A rating from the National Rifle Association.
Feature
Final ‘Vision’ report addresses MOC woes
Onerous testing should be out and collaboration in, according to the Vision Commission’s report.
Opinion
A.I. and U
Dr. William G. Wilkoff describes how artificial intelligence is finding its way into the practice of medicine.
Feature
Lawsuit against ABIM draws $200,000 in donation support
More than $200,000 has been raised by doctors via a GoFundMe campaign launched to pay for legal costs in the lawsuit against the ABIM.
From the Journals
Health spending: Boomers will spike costs, but growing uninsured will soften their impact
CMS actuaries paint a complicated picture of health spending – and even predict a rise in physician wages.
From the Journals
Matching clinical, claims data essential for value-based care
Researchers looked at administrative claims data and infused into it clinical data from 377 6-month-long episode payments pertaining to 210...
Conference Coverage
McAneny: Transparency needed for meaningful talk on drug pricing
WASHINGTON – Transparency in marketing needs to be achieved in a way that does not hinder development of life-saving therapies, says AMA President...
Conference Coverage
Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
Feature
CMS proposes coverage of CAR T-cell therapy in trials
A final decision on the proposal is expected by May 2019.
Feature
ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
Conference Coverage
Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...