The Prototype: The Scientist Betting That Worm Secretions Fix Autoimmune Diseases
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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House committee passes telehealth flexibility extension
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The bill would extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years, averting a looming year-end deadline.
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UNGA: Progress In Global Health Shows The Path To A Safer, More Secure World
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
By fighting HIV, TB and malaria, UN member states can save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and create a more equitable world.
Cigna scaling back Medicare Advantage footprint in 8 states next year
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The reductions will affect roughly 5,400 members, mostly in Florida, according to a notice to marketing agents.
Overcoming hurdles to value-based care adoption
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
To transform the promise of value-based care into reality, the health care industry must truly work together and accelerate the implementation and adoption of this impactful care model
Telehealth providers at a crossroads: Navigating insurance, compliance and cash-only models amid state regulations
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.
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FTC sues major pharmacy benefit managers over insulin prices
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The agency brought action against Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx on Friday, arguing their “anticompetitive and unfair” rebating practices “artificially inflated” the list price of life-saving insulin drugs.
Value-based care could improve U.S. health care quality, but may not decrease administrative complexity, experts say
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Commonwealth Fund experts consider value-based care, but it’s likely not a magic bullet to reduce administrative costs or friction.
Struggling CarePoint Health could lay off 2,600
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The New Jersey-based health system filed notice with state regulators, however, a spokesperson said the decisions are not finalized.
5 Ways to Reduce Horizontal Violence in Healthcare
Relias
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Did you know that while only 10% of professionals across industries report experiencing disruptive behavior in the workplace, healthcare professionals report rates that are three times higher? In fact, horizontal violence — also known as lateral violence or workplace bullying — is alarmingly prevalent in nurse-to-nurse interactions, with estimates suggesting that between 46% and 100% of nurses experience or witness this behavior at some point in their careers.
Eating Dirt Trends On TikTok, Here’s The Dirt On Health, Beauty Claims
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Some TikTokers are saying that eating dirt is good for you, claiming that it can boost your gut health, reverse aging, reduce acne and wrinkles and decrease body fat.
Diagnostic Limitations
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Dr. Milyavsky submitted this piece in response to my most recent Friday Reflection. It looks at similar issues from a different angle -- the ground floor ER rather than the 3 rd floor medicine clinic -- and comes to subtly different conclusions. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
AI In health care: It's not binary
Physicians Practice
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
AI helps to reduce unnecessary expenses, making advanced medical care more affordable.
FTC report on PBMs ignores evidence while trumpeting false claims, Cigna says
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Lawsuit demands retraction of report from July.
Celebrating Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, Trailblazing Hispanic Nursing Pioneer
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a pioneering Hispanic nursing leader who shattered barriers for Latina leaders in education, research, and nursing. We are honored to celebrate her contributions on National Hispanic Nurses Day. Her background in academics and healthcare policy is impressive, and to add to her resume, she founded the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) in 1975 and served as president until 1980.
SDOH Part 2: What every physician needs to know about social drivers of health - practical steps to integrate SDOH in primary care
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Two experts discuss The Physicians Foundation and its efforts to affect the factors that affect health outside the doctor's office.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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FTC sues 3 largest PBMs for allegedly inflating insulin prices, shifting costs to vulnerable patients
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Feds say anticompetitive business practices shifted costs to vulnerable patients.
Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 42: Complete and Close Legacy Charts
Connect Care Bytes Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Continuing a list of essential actions for Connect Care Launch 9 prescribers readying for launch November 2, 2024. Complete and Close Legacy Charts Incomplete charts at Launch 9 sites need physician attention pre-launch. Moving to a new clinical information system (CIS) is hard if pre-existing records are not tidied up. Physicians must attend to ALL incomplete Launch 9 AHS health records by November 1, 2024.
New research shows the demand for mental health support in primary care
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Research conducted in Norway from 2006 to 2019 shows that nearly half of patients consulted their primary care physician about a mental health issue
Ep 40: Malpractice caps and nuclear verdicts with Bob White, the Doctors Company
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Bob White, president of The Doctors Company, joins the podcast to discuss current trends in the world of malpractice litigation.
Medical Economics’ Practice Academy: Free business training for physicians
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Expert presenters offer insights to unlock potential as a healthcare professional and a business owner.
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Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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