Thu.Nov 14, 2024

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Health systems band together to test and publicly rank top AI models

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Mass General Brigham, Emory and other providers will assess different AI models from companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

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Why Health Should Be At The Heart Of The Climate Agenda At COP29

Forbes Healthcare

Climate change undermines the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. Integrating health into climate policy is crucial to overcoming these deadly diseases.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Healthcare Blog

By TAMARA MANNS I walked into the emergency department already knowing the outcome. In these same rooms I had told women having the same symptoms as me, “I am so sorry, there is nothing we can do for a miscarriage”. I handed them the same box of single ply tissues I was now sobbing into, as I handed them a pen to sign their discharge paperwork. Two weeks after my emergency room discharge, I continued to live life as if nothing happened, returning to work without any healthcare follow-up to addre

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CMS to lower importance of ‘call center’ metric in Medicare Advantage star ratings

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Regulators’ assessment of customer support centers has spurred recent lawsuits from UnitedHealthcare, Centene and Humana. But the metric “is going to have a smaller weighting on star ratings moving forward,” the director of Medicare said.

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Let The Numbers Speak: Prescription Drug Provisions In The Inflation Reduction Act

Forbes Healthcare

The Inflation Reduction Act is unlikely to generate savings for taxpayers, while disrupting the market and creating perverse incentives for the biopharma industry.

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MAHA and Medical Conservatism

Sensible Medicine

What does our philosophy have to do with RFK Jr and MAHA?

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Global Measles Cases Up 20% In A Year, With Poor Vaccination To Blame

Forbes Healthcare

Young children are particularly vulnerable to the disease, which killed an estimated 107,500 people in 2023, most of whom were under 5.

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MDaudit’s 2024 Benchmark Report Reveals a Fivefold Increase in Dollars At-Risk from Payer Audits While Coding-Related Denials Surged by Over 125%

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. External audit volume more than doubled in 2024 over 2023-including higher rates of pre-payment audits-and total at-risk dollars increased fivefold to $11.2 million per MDaudit customer, impacting healthcare provider organizations’ cash flow and exposing them […] The article MDaudit’s 2024 Benchmark Report Reveals a Fivefold Increase in Dollars At-Risk from Payer Audits While Coding-Re

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What Can Happen To Your Brain And Spine When You Take A Slap Shot To The Neck? A Neurosurgeon Explains

Forbes Healthcare

A flying puck can cause serious damage to the brain and spine; Are neck guards the answer? Data from rugby provides a cautionary tale.

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Children with rare spinal condition regain ability to walk; STI epidemic may be slowing; newly discovered molecule helps treat cardiovascular disease – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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The Time Is Now For Congressional Action On 340B

Forbes Healthcare

The aims of the 340B program are important. But, unfortunately, there is little evidence that the program is delivering on its intended goals.

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No link between telehealth and low-value services in primary care: study

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The findings could reassure policymakers concerned that virtual care could increase unnecessary or wasteful services.

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Overturning Chevron Doctrine Could Impact Medicare’s Drug Selections For Price Negotiations

Forbes Healthcare

Courts have long deferred to CMS’s decisions on implementation of laws that govern Medicare. The overturning of the Chevron doctrine could bring about legal challenges.

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Three out of four patients see U.S. health care as broken but optimistic about technology’s role, survey finds

Medical Economics

Patients still want a human-centered connection with their health care providers

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What Is the PROMIS Screening Tool?

Medbridge

Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are vital for providing an objective assessment of a patient’s progress. These outcome scores can help guide treatment progression, helping healthcare providers understand patients’ physical health, pain and difficulty, and overall experience, and how it changes over their course of care. Collecting them at baseline and periodically at follow-ups helps provide […] The post What Is the PROMIS Screening Tool?

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Study finds higher levels of burnout among LGBTQ+ physicians and residents

Medical Economics

Clinicians who are sexual and gender minorities experience unique stressors, affecting their occupational well-being.

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Cardinal Health inks 2 acquisitions worth $3.9B

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The drug distributor will buy a majority stake in gastroenterology practice management group GI Alliance and purchase Advanced Diabetes Supply Group in deals that should close in early 2025.

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Prominent academic institutions launching Healthcare AI Challenge

Medical Economics

The Healthcare AI Challenge offers a virtual environment in which professionals can experience the latest AI health care solutions.

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5 Business Ideas for an Enterprising NP

Minority Nurse

When new nurse practitioners graduate from school, they’re ready to hit the ground running and find jobs in their respective areas of specialization. It’s an exciting time when an NP can finally strut their stuff and work as the medical providers they’ve trained to become. We find NPs in acute care, family practice, cardiology , neurology, and all clinical settings.

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The 3 medical devices most likely to be hacked

Medical Economics

Medical devices, particularly older ones, are common in any medical setting. But did you know that some of them can become gateways for hackers to access sensitive information?

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Updating Open Dental

Open Dental

Dental practices on support with Open Dental receive several free software updates each year with hundreds of new features and enhancements. The post Updating Open Dental appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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DOJ’s corporate compliance program evaluation gets a facelift

Physicians Practice

An effective compliance program can and does mitigate liability, so it's important to stay abreast of regulatory changes.

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Medical Practice Credit Card Processing: Uncovering Hidden Fees and Optimizing Revenue Structures

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Over the past decade, credit card spending has more than tripled, leading to billions of dollars in processing fees for merchants. Despite the size of this industry, many find its complexities challenging to navigate. Credit […] The article Medical Practice Credit Card Processing: Uncovering Hidden Fees and Optimizing Revenue Structures appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Trump Promised To Make Your Medicines Cheaper. His Tariffs Will Make Them More Expensive

Forbes Healthcare

Pharmaceuticals have mostly been spared from past tariff battles, but this time they’re on the block.

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Trump nominates RFK Jr. to lead HHS

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The nomination of a prominent vaccine skeptic to the head of the nation’s largest healthcare program is expected to alarm some public health experts.

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Primary care news round-up (7th to 13th November 2024)

Practice Index

Cost increases are an “existential” threat to practices A campaign has been launched to reverse the threat to practices from the recent Budget. Yesterday, the BMA declared the rise in employer payments to be an “existential” threat to general practice. The BMA is calling on its members to take a range of measures to put pressure on the government to fund the increased costs.

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Top CMS official urges Trump administration to treat Medicaid with care

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

“Do to others what you would want done to yourself,” Medicaid director Daniel Tsai said Thursday when asked about advice for his replacement in Trump’s HHS. Trump is expected to cut Medicaid eligibility and funding.

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Will Trump and RFK Jr. Revive His Covid Pandemic Performance?

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE It has been a collision of past, present and future this week in the wake of Trump’s victory on November 6, 2024. The country, both for and against, has been unusually quiet. It is unclear whether this is in recognition of political exhaustion, or the desire of victors to be “good winners” and no longer “poor losers.” Who exactly are “the enemy within” remains to be seen.

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Trump picks RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary

Medical Economics

Trump taps vaccine skeptic Kennedy at HHS to 'make America healthy again.

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Why Practice Managers don’t get sacked (much) – By PM Polly

Practice Index

Bye-bye, Erik Ten Hag. Hello, Ruben Amorim. But for how long? I like a bit of footie; it was enforced on me as a (then) wife and as a mum to my son who wouldn’t go to sleep unless they had the latest kit on. 20 years on and I’m pretty confident about the off-side rule and I have more knowledge than most people…who don’t watch football. Every time I hear about another Football Manager being sacked, it gets me thinking: why don’t Practice Managers get sacked (much)?

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THCB Gang Episode 14, Friday November 14

The Healthcare Blog

Joining Matthew Holt ( @boltyboy ) on #THCBGang on Thursday November 14 at 1PM PT 4PM ET. Today we have also a special guest – former Permanente Medical Group CEO Dr Robbie Pearl @robertpearlmd. Robbie has been diving into AI in his latest book ChatGPT-MD and we’ll be chatting about that as well as his forecasts for health care post election.