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<乌鸦传媒>There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Year

Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden's Brother's Failed Healthcare Biz; ED Waiting Room Death; Flawed Research

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain

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

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<乌鸦传媒>States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorization

Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA

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<乌鸦传媒>Do We Simply Not Care About Old People?

The pandemic was a wake-up call on how we care for older adults

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Women Physicians Find Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship

It takes great determination to successfully navigate the challenges along the way

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<乌鸦传媒>RN Workforce Rebounds After Steep Pandemic Drop

Study projects robust growth through 2035, despite "scary" headlines

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<乌鸦传媒>Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed

Most scans ordered at first visit showed pathology that physical therapy wouldn't fix

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<乌鸦传媒>Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69%

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

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<乌鸦传媒>VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say

But the department must balance innovation with a measured approach

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages

Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions"

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents?

In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Gets 22 Years; Robot Wrongful Death Suit; Body Parts Lawsuit Dismissed

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Cyberattacks Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn

Computer systems are a favorite target for malicious hackers

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<乌鸦传媒>'Humbling, Exhausting, Exhilarating': The Life of AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld

Some of the most meaningful experiences happen in unexpected places, he says

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<乌鸦传媒>Here Are This Year's Best Employers in Healthcare and Biotech

Semaglutide maker Novo Nordisk, children's hospitals, Alzheimer's Association take top spots

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<乌鸦传媒>Do Your Patients Know Where You Live?

Healthcare professionals have a right to privacy, too

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<乌鸦传媒>Orthopedic Surgeons on Track to Earn Less Than Taco Bell Workers

If current trends continue, patients are in big trouble

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Center Researchers Clash; Catheter Billing Scam; More Philips Recall Drama

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says

Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers

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<乌鸦传媒>Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients

HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls

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<乌鸦传媒>15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditation

Health system has filed an appeal, but residents eye an escape

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule

New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail

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<乌鸦传媒>Spread 'Aloha' in Healthcare

Let's work toward a more idyllic vision of our system

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<乌鸦传媒>California Nurse Acquitted of Involuntary Manslaughter

But jurors deadlocked 9-3 on charges against a jail doctor

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<乌鸦传媒>The Language of AI: Defining the Most Common Terms

This glossary can help those interested in healthcare AI find their footing in the field

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices

But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance

<乌鸦传媒>Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies

Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill

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<乌鸦传媒>Baby's Death a Homicide; Discharged to Die? Pharma Worker Sues Over Rx Drug Benefits

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban States

Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though

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<乌鸦传媒>To Fix Drug Shortages, Bring Manufacturing Home, Experts Say

Onshoring and "near-shoring" of drug manufacturing could help, as would transparency

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<乌鸦传媒>Expensive Generics: Where Direct-to-Consumer Pharmacies Fall Short

The most pricey generics weren't often available at Amazon, Costco, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Are Not Preparing Us to Care for Autistic Individuals

It's time for that to change

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<乌鸦传媒>USMLE Finds Pattern of Suspicious Results From Nepal

Impacted examinees have had step 1, 2, and/or 3 examinations invalidated

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Lab Cancer Cluster? Health Influencers' Climate Misinfo; Chasing Longevity

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Community Mourns 'Trailblazer' Claire Fagin, PhD, RN

She was a "nurse visionary with the savvy to make things happen," said one colleague

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<乌鸦传媒>IG Live February 8: Advancing Equitable Health Outcomes Through Representation

Join an expert discussion on the impact of healthcare workforce diversity

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<乌鸦传媒>In the Face of Misogyny in Medicine, Be a Better Person

Physicians who report professional mistreatment should not be shamed

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<乌鸦传媒>ABIM Touts Changes to MOC

Promotion comes amid a wave of criticism, and at least one specialty forming its own board

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