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INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout

"I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift"

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<乌鸦传媒>It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

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<乌鸦传媒>This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad

She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats

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<乌鸦传媒>A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else?

If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us

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<乌鸦传媒>The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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<乌鸦传媒>Fix Healthcare With a Comic Strip?

ZDoggMD is joined by Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, to discuss his new book Doc-Related

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<乌鸦传媒>Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It?

What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime?

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting COVID Antiviral Pills Into Patients' Hands

Here's how to foster equal access to two treatments that may soon be authorized

<乌鸦传媒>Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You

Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers

Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women

"We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?

MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats

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<乌鸦传媒>'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions

Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule

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<乌鸦传媒>America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors

We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care?

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<乌鸦传媒>TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial

Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis

Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too

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<乌鸦传媒>Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut

Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president

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<乌鸦传媒>Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal

The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives

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<乌鸦传媒>San Diego EDs Deluged With Patients After Cyberattack

"I've been with UCSD for 30 years, and it's not something I've seen before."

<乌鸦传媒>UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth

Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on

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<乌鸦传媒>Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls

Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis

President Joe Biden promotes his Build Back Better infrastructure plan

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill

Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out

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<乌鸦传媒>Reclaim Your Personal Power

You have more of it than you realize

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps

Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery

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<乌鸦传媒>Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges

Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors

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<乌鸦传媒>Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities

More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access?

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Donating Too Much Time? Medicine's 'Dirty Secrets'

Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

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<乌鸦传媒>Virtual Care May Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients Even After the Pandemic

Early study paves the way to look at how telehealth may fit into MS care

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<乌鸦传媒>Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visits

Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits

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<乌鸦传媒>Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president

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<乌鸦传媒>More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners

Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System?

In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer?

Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost?

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says

Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens

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<乌鸦传媒>Telehealth Has Pros and Cons for Addiction Treatment

In-person treatment may be more effective, but don't discount access to care during COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Admits to Using Misbranded Eye Medication on Patients

James Heroman, MD, also falsely billed Medicare to make a profit, DOJ alleged

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Now

But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler

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