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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to the EMR, Little Things Matter a Lot

Cutting one click from a routine process can make a big difference

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<乌鸦传媒>Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED

The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated

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<乌鸦传媒>The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care

Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income

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<乌鸦传媒>The Heart of Healthcare Innovation Keeps Beating

Our annual innovation symposium inspired us to make our health system work better

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<乌鸦传媒>Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers

"No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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<乌鸦传媒>Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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<乌鸦传媒>A Rare Chance to Really Connect

An unexpected hole in my schedule gave me the chance to do something invaluable

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<乌鸦传媒>Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians

Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI

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<乌鸦传媒>House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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<乌鸦传媒>Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting Everything in One Place

Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Writes Book With ChatGPT; Can AI Detect STIs? How AI Replies to Patient Messages

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

<乌鸦传媒>FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections

Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun

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<乌鸦传媒>How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter?

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out

It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case

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<乌鸦传媒>The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Management

Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman

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<乌鸦传媒>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?

Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Taking Care of Patients Beyond the Confines of the Traditional Office Visit

Home monitoring can offer a great way to extend our services

<乌鸦传媒>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse

Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?

New study finds many hospitals don't have privacy policies on their websites

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<乌鸦传媒>House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth

Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice

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<乌鸦传媒>SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcare

SPACs offer a new way for private healthcare companies to go public

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<乌鸦传媒>Paging Dr. Sinclair

When it comes to artificial intelligence in healthcare, there are still a few bugs in the system

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

Pricey membership fees for easier access to doctors becoming more common

<乌鸦传媒>Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoning

GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings

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<乌鸦传媒>AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plans

Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model

Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices

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<乌鸦传媒>Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented

Here's yet another example of how automation can help us

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<乌鸦传媒>How Antiquated Tech Is Hurting Patient Engagement

Time wasted, care hampered

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients

News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>Having a Retreat Helped Us Move Forward

A day away from it all gave our staff a chance to generate ideas big and small

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services

Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations

<乌鸦传媒>How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?

To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Prevent and Respond to a Cyberattack: From a Health System That Lived It

The surge in health system breaches should prompt action

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Are Using New AI Tools to Record Medical Exams, Draft Messages

Thousands of doctors are using products based on large language models

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<乌鸦传媒>Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop

Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having

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