Legal Eye on Medical Assisting
OCTOBER 23, 2024
I received the following interesting and important question from a CMA (AAMA): I graduated from an accredited medical assisting program and am a current CMA (AAMA).
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The CDC is moving towards a risk-based strategy, allowing patient input as to the frequency of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 21, 2024
UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana used technology to increase MA prior authorization denials for post-acute services, boosting profits, according to a report from a Senate subcommittee.
KevinMD.com
OCTOBER 23, 2024
My parents, both physicians, embody the American story. After completing medical school in Iran, they were recruited to the U.S. in 1968 to fill the gap left by doctors sent to Vietnam. Building a life from the ground up, they became pillars of their patients and communities — and our family, too. In 1992, they Read more… Voting as a physician: How my parents’ story inspired me to advocate originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Scrubs
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Husband of Boston Nurse Lindsay Clancy Speaks Out Following Tragic Incident Involving Their Children Lindsay Clancy, a 32-year-old nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, was charged with the deaths of her three young children in January 2023. The case shocked the nation, drawing attention to mental health struggles, particularly postpartum mental illness, which can have devastating consequences.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Led by her youngest daughter Shana Dall’Osto, the Epic founder and CEO’s family foundation Roots & Wings will soon be granting around $100 million to hundreds of nonprofits each year.
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Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 20, 2024
In a world where doctors are increasingly treated like cogs in a machine, the question arises: Would you recommend your son or daughter pursue the field? Recently, I saw this poll: I said ‘unsure’, but that is just a fragment of what I think. Here is my answer (leave yours in the comments). My answer is: it depends on who is asking. I would strongly encourage you to pursue medicine if… Your primary goal in a career is using your talents to improve the well being of others.
Practice Index
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Calling all Practice Managers! Ready to become the financial mastermind of your practice? Then don’t miss the management stream at the Guidelines Live event in London this November! As Practice Managers, you juggle the practice budgets, trying to cut costs while keeping patients and practice staff both happy and safe. The topics covered in the management stream will guide you through the complexities of managing practice finances, HR, estates, pensions and more!
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Neurotech startup Augmental has raised a $4m seed round to commercialize their wearable interface for people living with motor impairment and limited hand function.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 25, 2024
MultiPlan, which denies the allegations, has been sued dozens of times over concerns the company is conspiring with health insurers to underpay doctors for out-of-network care.
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 25, 2024
We do not believe that year-over-year cuts are the path to create a sustainable financial environment for physicians to be successful nor for patients to receive the best care – particularly at a time when more adults age 65 and older are increasingly relying on Medicare coverage alone.
Physicians Practice
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Part two of our look at the loss of joy inhealth care and how to get it back.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Plus: Groupon cofounder’s healthcare venture, investments in CAR-T therapies and the upcoming Forbes Healthcare Summit.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The breach marks the largest ever reported to a portal managed by federal regulators.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The story begins in Nottingham UK in 1980. It was a small study at one hospital. But its lessons are large. First the background. I believe the CAST trial (1991) was the most important trial in all of modern medicine. It showed that the common practice of using drugs to suppress rhythm disturbances (anti-arrhythmics) in patients after heart attack (myocardial infarction) led to higher death rates.
Science Based Medicine
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Millions of Americans are taking herbal remedies that may be toxic to the liver. The post Widespread Use of Dietary Supplements Linked to Liver Damage first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Many Americans are convinced that violent crime is surging. In fact, violent crime — particularly homicide, which saw the biggest decline in 20 years — is down.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Payers currently have a leg up when using AI to review claims, but providers could soon catch up, experts say.
Valant
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Psychoeducational groups are structured therapy sessions designed to educate participants about specific mental health conditions, coping strategies, and life skills. These groups combine elements of traditional therapy with educational components, providing a supportive environment for learning and growth. What Happens in Psychoeducational Groups Structure Typically led by mental health professionals, psychoeducational groups follow a structured format, often including presentations, discussion
Practice Index
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Workplace sexual harassment is rightly being discussed more seriously these days. It blights the professional lives and careers of (mostly) female UK employees by the thousands every year. One poll from 2023 suggested that three in every five female employees have experienced it, and previously in my career I’ve witnessed the impact that sexual harassment can have on male victims.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Technetium-99m is in short supply and could cause delays or cancellations of over 40,000 medical imaging studies daily in the United States.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 21, 2024
It’s the latest in a string of lawsuits from health insurers scrambling to protect their prized quality scores and the money that ratings represent.
Medbridge
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Bellevue, WA – October 21, 2024 – Medbridge, a leader in healthcare technology solutions, today announced its acquisition of Rehab Boost, a pioneering motion capture and movement-based artificial intelligence (AI) company. The acquisition will relaunch Rehab Boost as Medbridge Motion Capture, a key component of Medbridge AI, providing Medbridge with in-house motion capture and AI […] The post Medbridge Acquires Rehab Boost, Launches Medbridge Motion Capture as Part of Medbridge
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 25, 2024
AMA alleges MultiPlan is working with commercial health insurers to restrict fair payment for out-of-network services.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2024
CVS workers staged a three day walkout over the weekend to protest low pay, unfair labor practices and poor staffing levels at California pharmacies.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The deal is Suki’s largest provider collaboration. Nearly 140,000 healthcare institutions use the Zoom platform.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The woman with palpitations. The man with whom you used to joke and trade barbs who now sits silently, absent, while you talk to his wife. The woman whose depression dominates every visit; her depression being the one problem she refuses to address. The man whose joy and charisma makes every visit an absolute pleasure, despite his painful disability about which you can really do nothing.
Performance Health
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The transition from classroom learning to clinical practices is a pivotal moment for new nurses just starting out in their career. However, this journey presents both unique challenges and opportunities, shaped by the rapid evolution of technology, changing patient needs and demographics, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The World Health Summit 2024 broke new ground in illuminating how communities are tackling the health impacts of climate change.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The presidential election, loss of higher federal funding, inflationary pressures and other challenges are leaving state regulators uncertain about Medicaid’s “new normal.
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Study finds that patients often rotate between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare
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