乌鸦传媒

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title'>Public Health & Policy >

Practice Management

A photo of a male physician shaking hands with a robot.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Should Think of AI as a Medical Student

A new approach to the tech-physician partnership

<乌鸦传媒>Global IT Outage Hobbles EHR Systems, Leaving Docs Scrambling

Surgeries, medical appointments canceled across the U.S. after bungled software update

MedPod Today over a blue designed background

<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Administrative Harm; GOP-Backed Alternative to IVF? 'Zebra' Stories

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

A photo of Rich McCormick.

<乌鸦传媒>Health Should Be a Bigger Focus at the GOP Convention Than It Will Be, Lawmaker Says

"I wish it was the centerpiece of everything we're talking about," says Rep. Rich McCormick, MD

A photo of an out of focus female physician with her head in her hand.

<乌鸦传媒>Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

A photo of a female physician talking to her female patient over a desk cluttered with paper.

<乌鸦传媒>Let's Make Primary Care a Primary Focus

We must ease paperwork burdens on our specialty and make it more attractive to future physicians

A photo composite of points of light on a grid over a photo of a male physician using a tablet.

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare AI Is an Exciting Frontier 鈥� But Don't Forget About Equitable Development

Unequal access threatens to worsen disparities

A screenshot of Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>What Can Be Done About Medical Debt?

Senators, witnesses mull solutions ranging from more competition to Medicare for All

A close up photo of scissors cutting a $100 bill.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Proposes 2.8% Cut to Medicare Physician Fees for 2025

One group calls proposal "critically short-sighted"

A photo of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a stopwatch.

<乌鸦传媒>CPT Code for Prior Authorization May Still Happen -- Eventually

Proposal would cover more than existing codes for limited situations

A photo of the site of the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

<乌鸦传媒>Rocky Mountain High

What did I find at the Aspen Ideas Festival? A lot of inspiration and hope

A photo of a woman looking at a stock on her ipad.

<乌鸦传媒>The Rise of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Healthcare

A new path for physician practice ownership

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

<乌鸦传媒>Physician Burnout Rate Drops; Tattoo Ink Contamination; Dengue Fever in Florida

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a physician entering the waiting room of a clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many

As PCPs convert to concierge medicine, patients who can't afford it need to find a new physician

A photo of the Louisiana state flag flying in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

<乌鸦传媒>Louisiana Limits Scope of Noncompetes for Physicians

New legal restrictions go into effect for all physician contracts starting in January

A photo of a female physician holding her stethoscope to her wallet.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Is Doctor Pay Decreasing and What Can We Do About It?

It's time to take back control of our profession

A screenshot of Robert Berenson, MD speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel

The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says

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

<乌鸦传媒>SCOTUS Sides With Biden; Princess Anne Update; Physician Consults by Hologram

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of the East side of the Capitol building in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill

"We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert

A photo of Bobby Mukkamala, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability

A photo of the Abridge application on a smartphone and laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice 鈥� for the Better

An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way

A photo of American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority

That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott

A close up photo of a smartphone showing missed calls and unread text messages.

<乌鸦传媒>Two Tries and We're Done? I Don't Think So.

We need to work harder to ensure that patient referrals actually go through

EULAR over a photo of Vienna Exhibition Center in Vienna, Austria.

<乌鸦传媒>SpA Patients Do Just Fine Managing Their Own Follow-Up Care

Randomized trial suggests usual practice is wasteful

A photo of a sign on the wall of a clinic advertising the patient portal.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Your Patient Portal Making You Too Available?

Give your patients an option that works for everyone

A photo of a male physician holding several $100 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests

Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns

A photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Inside the Fight to Keep a Labor Ward Open at a Los Angeles Hospital

Across the country, communities are scrambling to save maternity care

A photo of surgical scrubs and a doctor鈥檚 coat on hangers.

<乌鸦传媒>Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ...

And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either

A screenshot of Representative Rep. Morgan Griffith speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program

Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage

A photo business people discussing financial charts.

<乌鸦传媒>Physician's Contract Ordeal Reveals Flaws in Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws

"Not a single physician leader" could assist in contract negotiations

A photo of a mature male physician at his desk looking at his computer.

<乌鸦传媒>Sorry, Wrong Provider

There's such a thing as too much information, especially if the patient isn't yours

A photo of Mission Health hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

<乌鸦传媒>Urologists Flee Mission Health

Specialists mark the latest departures following HCA takeover

A stethoscope over $50 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>What if Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits?

Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say

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

<乌鸦传媒>GPT-4 Successor; Colorado's AI Law; AI Clinical Notes Boom

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

A photo of a male physician working after hours at his desk.

<乌鸦传媒>MGMA: Docs 'Defy Gravity' of Inflation, Staff Shortages by Working Harder

Report shows which of 23 specialty groups and primary care practices earned more in 2023

A photo of a male physician walking towards a hospital exit.

<乌鸦传媒>The Truth About Employee Turnover

It's inevitable (and OK!)

A screenshot of Timothy Richardson, MD, speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told

Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say

A photo of a ten dollar bill.

<乌鸦传媒>Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy?

The paltry settlement emphasizes the need for stronger data privacy protections

A photo of a large hospital building.

<乌鸦传媒>What's Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You

To compete with big health systems, small providers have to get bigger, expert says

A photo of a female physician holding a fan of $100 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare

Regular inflation updates, getting rid of MIPS among the ideas discussed

2

鈥�