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<乌鸦传媒>Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?

It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Need Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Pay Increase in 2025, MedPAC Members Say

Draft recommendation also calls for added pay to take care of low-income beneficiaries

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<乌鸦传媒>Fix the Foundation

We need to improve the way our primary care offices function

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<乌鸦传媒>Would You Switch a Patient's Medication if You Knew the Cost?

Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Says

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week

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<乌鸦传媒>Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steam

More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts

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<乌鸦传媒>Our Healthcare Data Infrastructure Is Abysmal

A critical lesson from the COVID-19 crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Contraceptive Use in Medicare Varies by Enrollment Type

Study examines use among enrollees ages 20 to 50 with disabilities

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting Back the Time We Lost

If you want the paperwork done, at least give us the resources to do it

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<乌鸦传媒>Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial

Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Emotional Intelligence Must Guide Artificial Intelligence

Together they can ensure quality and holistic patient care

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases

Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios

<乌鸦传媒>Dulaglutide, Weight Gain, and Smoking Cessation; New Year's Eye Injuries

Also in TTHealthWatch: Doxycycline for STI prevention and the risks of AI in medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

"For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous"

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<乌鸦传媒>Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach

Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course"

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>Managing AI Risks in Healthcare; GPT-4's Clinical Biases; DIY AI Clinic

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

<乌鸦传媒>Providing Telemedicine in War Zones

Founder of telehealth platform talks about services in Gaza and Ukraine

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?

The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyout

Medicare data point to additional reason for concern

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<乌鸦传媒>Kindness Doesn't Have a Billable Code

But it's a key part of patient care

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<乌鸦传媒>Dangerous Brazilian Butt Lifts Get a Makeover in Florida

A new law targets budget plastic surgery clinics with new safety precautions

<乌鸦传媒>Five Tips for Successful Telemedicine

Founder of telehealth platform on making virtual exams accessible, profitable, and rewarding

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<乌鸦传媒>Fatal Christmas Tree; A Whole Lot of Fraud; Chatbots Relieve Seniors' Loneliness

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggest

Rule aims to make algorithms more fair

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<乌鸦传媒>Three Convicted in Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme

Defendants snagged by "Operation Nightingale" could face up to 20 years in prison

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<乌鸦传媒>Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case

California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Apple Halts Watch Sales; FDA Database May Miss Red Flags; Babies' Tongues Cut

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Making Sure Everything Works

Our problem with printing is emblematic of what's wrong with our healthcare system

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors See Advantage in AI, but Remain Wary

AMA survey shows most doctors have not adopted AI in practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Says

But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7%

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network

Live transactions on the new network have already begun

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<乌鸦传媒>How Do We Hack the Problem of Health Information Hacking?

Going back to using paper and the U.S. mail seems impractical

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<乌鸦传媒>Less-Frequent Surveillance Mammo Feasible in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

No difference for survival outcomes for annual versus around every 2 years

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Takes on the Neuro Boards

The AI model used very confident language, even when it was wrong

<乌鸦传媒>DermGPT Looks to Improve Clinic Productivity for Dermatologists

Faranak Kamangar on how the AI tool can be used in practice to make life easier for physicians

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians

Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Flubbed Drug Information Questions

Researchers say the AI tool is not yet accurate enough for consumer or pharmacist questions

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge

Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages?

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<乌鸦传媒>Artificial Hips Snapped in Half; Obesity Drug Windfall for Docs; Clinicians Unionize

This past week in healthcare investigations

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