<ѻý>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuseѻý> Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
<ѻý>Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?ѻý> New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites Apr 11, 2024
<ѻý>House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealthѻý> Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
<ѻý>SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcareѻý> SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public Apr 10, 2024
<ѻý>Paging Dr. Sinclairѻý> When it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare, there are still a few bugs in the system Apr 08, 2024
<ѻý>Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Careѻý> Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common Apr 05, 2024
<ѻý>Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoningѻý> GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings Apr 01, 2024
<ѻý>AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nursesѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Mar 28, 2024
<ѻý>Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plansѻý> Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include Mar 28, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Modelѻý> Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices Mar 26, 2024
<ѻý>Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documentedѻý> Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patientsѻý> News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Having a Retreat Helped Us Move Forwardѻý> A day away from it all gave our staff a chance to generate ideas big and small Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Servicesѻý> Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?ѻý> To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>How to Prevent and Respond to a Cyberattack: From a Health System That Lived Itѻý> The surge in health system breaches should prompt action Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Doctors Are Using New AI Tools to Record Medical Exams, Draft Messagesѻý> Thousands of doctors are using products based on large language models Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stopѻý> Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Most Physicians Down on Private Equity in Healthcareѻý> Just over 60% of survey respondents viewed private equity involvement in healthcare negatively Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Largest Independent Primary Care Network in the U.S. Accused of Medicare Fraudѻý> Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Aledade encouraged doctors to tack on suspect medical diagnoses Mar 10, 2024
<ѻý>Zero-Star Ratings: Point of Shame or Professional Pride?ѻý> Navigating the patient with questionable motives Mar 09, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patientsѻý> Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner Mar 07, 2024
<ѻý>Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launchedѻý> Federal agencies invite public comments Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Toldѻý> Use of "hybrid" payment model urged Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>CVD Risks Tied to Teeny-Tiny Plastics Lodged in Atherosclerotic Plaqueѻý> And the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics is only increasing Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Bugged Doctors' Offices; $22M for Healthcare Hackers? What to Know About Ibogaineѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 05, 2024
<ѻý>Most Doc Groups Unhappy With Proposed Congressional Budget Dealѻý> Measure would restore some, but not all, of the cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Small Winsѻý> Artificial intelligence has the potential to assist with our day-to-day tasks Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicineѻý> Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys Mar 02, 2024
<ѻý>Rumors on Kate Middleton's Health Swirl; Alcohol Deaths Surge; 1 in 8 Have Obesityѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 01, 2024
<ѻý>Doctor Mistakenly Accused of Shouting Racist Slurs at Womanѻý> Being the target of social media misinformation "can happen to anybody" Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization?ѻý> Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>How Many Docs Are Feeling Burned Out? Almost All of Them, Survey Findsѻý> More than half have considered taking a non-patient-facing job or leaving the field entirely Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Yearѻý> Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorizationѻý> Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA Feb 19, 2024
<ѻý>Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Saysѻý> Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Artificial Intelligence Versus Sir William Oslerѻý> Note-taking in the electronic health record still leaves much to be desired Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>ABIM Touts Changes to MOCѻý> Promotion comes amid a wave of criticism, and at least one specialty forming its own board Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>The Perennial Problem of No-Show Appointmentsѻý> Instead of overbooking, let's focus on why patients aren't showing up Feb 05, 2024