<ѻý>Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakersѻý> Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Doctors Warn Patients May Be Billed Twiceѻý> Bringing up concerns outside the main scope of the visit could prompt separate bills Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Modelsѻý> Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Telehealth Option Increased IBD Clinic's Patient Retentionѻý> More than 60% of patients had return IBD care delivered via telehealth Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Careѻý> Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Care Coordination and Other Opportunities for Improvementѻý> You want me to fill out a paper form even though we're on the same EHR system? I don't think so. Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Science Sleuths Use Tech to Find Fakery and Plagiarism in Published Researchѻý> These individuals are keeping researchers and science journals on their toes Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Hacking of Docs' Rx Accounts Led to Bonanza of Illegal Pills, Prosecutors Sayѻý> Drugs allegedly picked up in multiple states and resold online Jan 27, 2024
<ѻý>Value-Based Care: Filling Critical Gaps in Care and Clinician Leadershipѻý> One Chicago health plan has come up with a unique program for doctors just starting out Jan 26, 2024
<ѻý>Physician Summits World's Seven Highest Mountains -- And You Can Join Himѻý> Thousands of HCPs have earned CME credits while on an adventure with Ben Mattingly, MD Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?ѻý> MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>AI Diagnoses Deadly Disease; Radiology's New AI Guidance; WHO Tackles LMMsѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitalsѻý> Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It?ѻý> Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Can We Please Stop Pushing the Paperwork Rock Uphill?ѻý> Let's develop paperless systems that make our lives easier and allow us to focus on patient care Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>The Truth About What Health Information Exchanges Can and Cannot Doѻý> They have the potential to be an incredible tool, but improvements are needed Jan 21, 2024
<ѻý>Q&A: Talking Prior Authorization With Rep. Suzan DelBeneѻý> The Washington congresswoman also discusses home dialysis, Medicare cuts Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Could AI Put Clinical Knowledge at Risk?ѻý> Viewpoint warns relying on AI for basic tasks may undermine physicians' skill sets Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccinesѻý> In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detectorѻý> Intended for use in primary care, handheld device is first of its kind Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizationsѻý> The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?ѻý> It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Docs Need Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Pay Increase in 2025, MedPAC Members Sayѻý> Draft recommendation also calls for added pay to take care of low-income beneficiaries Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>Would You Switch a Patient's Medication If You Knew the Cost?ѻý> Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority Jan 13, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Saysѻý> Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steamѻý> More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Our Healthcare Data Infrastructure Is Abysmalѻý> A critical lesson from the COVID-19 crisis Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Contraceptive Use in Medicare Varies by Enrollment Typeѻý> Study examines use among enrollees ages 20 to 50 with disabilities Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Getting Back the Time We Lostѻý> If you want the paperwork done, at least give us the resources to do it Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucialѻý> Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes Jan 06, 2024
<ѻý>Emotional Intelligence Must Guide Artificial Intelligenceѻý> Together they can ensure quality and holistic patient care Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Casesѻý> Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>Dulaglutide, Weight Gain, and Smoking Cessation; New Year's Eye Injuriesѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: Doxycycline for STI prevention and the risks of AI in medicine Dec 30, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvalsѻý> "For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous" Dec 30, 2023
<ѻý>Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreachѻý> Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course" Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>Managing AI Risks in Healthcare; GPT-4's Clinical Biases; DIY AI Clinicѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Providing Telemedicine in War Zonesѻý> Founder of telehealth platform talks about services in Gaza and Ukraine Dec 28, 2023 video
<ѻý>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?ѻý> The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
<ѻý>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyoutѻý> Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023