Fri.Mar 14, 2025

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Sepsis Screening Decreases Mortality. Well, not really.

Sensible Medicine

“Don’t worry about reading – you won’t be able to keep your eyes open. The only thing you need to learn this year is how to differentiate sick people from not sick people.” So said my program director during my internship. This comment might be one of the reasons I’ve been skeptical of sepsis screening. If there is one thing a medicine resident or hospitalist should be able to do well is identify the patients who are sick and need attention.

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Gene Hackman’s Death Highlights Critical Need For Eldercare And Caregivers

Forbes Healthcare

Gene Hackmans death cast a spotlight on aging, caregiving and the gaps in the healthcare system for people who require higher levels of care.

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Healthcare Staff Database with 86,000 Records Exposed Online

The HIPAA Journal

A database owned by a New Jersey health technology company has been exposed online, allowing sensitive data to be freely accessed by anyone without the need for any authentication. The non-password-protected database was linked to ESHYFT, which operates in 29 U.S. states and offers a mobile app platform that connects healthcare facilities with healthcare workers such as Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

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Measles Case Count Tops 300: How The Preventable Disease Made A Comeback

Forbes Healthcare

Measles was considered eradicated in 2000, but low vaccination rates have let it to return and threaten children and families nationwide. Here's what you need to know.

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Manage your EHR inbox more effectively with these tips

Mobius MD

Manage Your EHR Inbox More Effectively with These Tips Many physicians are drowning in administrative tasks, and the EHR inbox is a major culprit. While we often focus our blog articles on streamlining clinical documentation , managing the deluge of messages in your EHR is equally important. A recent study found that primary care physicians in a Massachusetts hospital spent an average of 36 minutes per visit using the EHR , with nearly 8 minutes dedicated to the EHR inbox.

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Wyden pushes Bipartisan Health Care Act, Medicare reimbursement boost as government shutdown looms

Medical Economics

The Bipartisan Health Care Act includes a supplementary boost to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor of 3.5375 percent and extends telehealth flexibiliies.

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On Other Channels.

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here. Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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Technology in your practice: Are new AI tools safe?

Medical Economics

Technology and AI offerings for doctors are exploding. Should you integrate more tech into your practice?

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Nevada announces intent to award Medicaid contracts

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Silver State plans to award managed care contracts to newcomer CareSource and incumbents UnitedHealth, Elevance, Centene and Molina.

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Telehealth advocates say Congress must not pull the plug on virtual care

Medical Economics

ATA policy chief explains congressional power to extend flexibilities that allow Medicare to cover online visits.

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Cost-effective risk assessments for small practices

Physicians Practice

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, details cost-effective options for smaller practices looking to conduct risk assessments.

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Technology in your practice: Where AI has made the biggest difference so far

Medical Economics

Technology and AI offerings for doctors are exploding. Should you integrate more tech into your practice?

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Lessons doctors can learn from fish

Physicians Practice

We have only rarely looked at nature to provide examples of exemplary behaviors that serve as models for becoming better doctors

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Technology in your practice: What does the future hold?

Medical Economics

Technology and AI offerings for doctors are exploding. Should you integrate more tech into your practice?

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The Prototype: NASA Closes Chief Scientist’s Office

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Gene therapy with bioengineered blood cells, a possible quantum computing milestone, a new space telescope, how to not fall for conspiracy theories and more.

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Technology in your practice: How to get started

Medical Economics

Technology and AI offerings for doctors are exploding. Should you integrate more tech into your practice?

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CMS nominee Oz says he supports Medicaid work requirements

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Republicans are considering tying eligibility in the safety-net program to work, volunteer or education hours to meet spending targets.

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Medical Economics Pulse, March 14, 2025: Payment models phasing out, osteopaths in the White House, inescapable EHRs

Medical Economics

Medical Economics Pulse is a quick-hitting news podcast that keeps busy physicians in the know. Here are your headlines for March 14, 2025.

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Is American Apartheid Lurking in The Oval Office Shadows?

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE For aging Boomers, it is impossible not to hear echoes of Apartheid re-emerging with force 3/4 of a century after the battle for social justice here and in far away lands was fully engaged. The Musk assault, disguised as efficiency is little more than stealing money from the poor to give to the rich, and widens an already extraordinary income gap.

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Telehealth regulations in Washington, D.C.: Physicians have a powerful voice

Medical Economics

Congressional action could help or hurt availability of telehealth, which has grown to become a major part of the U.S. health care system.

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Concerns About Weldon’s Vaccine Stance At Heart Of Withdrawn Nomination To Run CDC

Forbes Healthcare

Whether the withdrawal of Weldons nomination is a win for vaccines depends on who Trump nominates next and how much influence Kennedy exerts as the CDC directors boss.

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Access and transparency, AI challenges, women’s health — what directions are best for primary care?

Medical Economics

Three experts weigh in on contemporary issues for the National Academy of Medicine.

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RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule

Science Based Medicine

I only feel comfortable suggesting an RCT of routine vaccines because I am confident it wouldn't get off the ground. The post RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Tariffs and medical devices: How will they affect the industry?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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What Medical Schools and Hospitals Should Know About HHS OCR’s Newly Announced DEI-Targeted Investigations

Healthcare Law Insights blog

On March 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had initiated four investigations into unnamed medical schools and hospitals over allegations that the schools and hospitals discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex by continuing to implement DEI programs.

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Tariffs and medical devices: Who ultimately pays for the tariffs?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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Tariffs and medical devices: The effect on the supply chain

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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Tariffs and medical devices: Will factories move back to the US?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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Tariffs and medical devices: How will tariffs affect the competitiveness of US-based companies?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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Tariffs and medical devices: What has the industry response been?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry

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Tariffs and medical devices: Is the uncertainty about tariffs the worst part?

Medical Economics

Tariffs could play a big role in what you pay for medical devices, and they may disrupt the entire industry