Practice Management
Opinion
‘Time lost is brain lost’
The plaintiff will typically be disqualified from offering medical testimony, unless there is “common knowledge.”
From the Journals
Demeaning patient behavior takes emotional toll on physicians
Deciding how or whether to respond was often dictated by the level of support from colleagues, a professional responsibility to peers.
Conference Coverage
CMS has plan if ACA overturned in court; Verma silent on details
The hearing before the House Ways & Means Committee’s Health Subcommittee followed a partisan pattern.
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Pelosi drug pricing bill passes Ways and Means on party line vote
The House Ways and Means Committee is the latest to pass H.R. 3, a bill aimed at driving the price of prescription drugs down.
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NAM offers recommendations to fight clinician burnout
A National Academy of Medicine report provides a roadmap for both broad and targeted efforts to address clinician burnout.
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Inspector General: NIH must improve conflict of interest reviews
The staff of NIH Institutes and Centers applied inconsistent levels of scrutiny to each other.
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Universal coverage may be possible without increases in national spending
The researchers found two health care reform scenarios meeting this criterion that continue to utilize private insurance.
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Uninsured population is big in Texas
Americans were more likely to be uninsured in 2018 than in 2017.
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Bringing focus to the issue: Dr. Elizabeth Loder on gender in medicine
Sexual harassment, hurtful sex-based comments, gender-based barriers to career advancement – and salary – top the list.
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Court of Appeals to decide fate of Medicaid work requirements
The restrictive conditions in the Medicaid waivers would cause thousands of Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage, legal analysts say.
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#MyFirstNameIsDoctor: Why it matters, and what you can do
Putting a name to persistent and insidious gender bias helps address the problem, say female physicians.