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Independent Clinical Judgement in Chart Preparation

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

I recently received an email from a medical assistant in pathology requesting clarification on their scope of practice. Specifically, they wanted to know whether they could read a providers diagnoses and use that information to decide which documents they need to gather to prepare a patients chart.

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Texas Measles Outbreak Hits As Congress Weighs RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Bid

Forbes Healthcare

Seven of 10 people with measles in Texas are hospitalized for a disease that was considered eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has fueled anti-vaccine views driving such spikes.

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Health care profits flow to shareholders, not patient care, study finds

Medical Economics

Yale researchers revealed $2.6 trillion in payouts over two decades, raising concerns about affordability and reinvestment.

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Large healthcare companies are redistributing most of their profits to shareholders, study finds

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Researchers suggested that policymakers encourage reinvestment of capital into patient care and limit share buybacks based on the findings.

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Navigating the Emotional Struggles of Compassion Fatigue in Nursing

Minority Nurse

Nursing is one of the most rewarding yet emotionally demanding professions. Nurses are on the front lines of patient care, often providing comfort during some of the most critical moments of people’s lives. However, the constant emotional toll of caregiving can lead to a phenomenon known as compassion fatiguea form of burnout tied explicitly to the emotional strain of caring for others.

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The Texas Measles Outbreak Is A Warning. Wait Until More Anti-Vax Plans Kick In

Forbes Healthcare

Measles doubled this week in Texas. More anti-vaccine legislation is proposed for Covid, measles, and even future outbreaks.

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Mass General Brigham to conduct largest layoffs in its history

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MGB said the layoffs are necessary to get ahead of an anticipated budget shortfall of $250 million over the next two years.

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Open Letter II: President Levin, There Are Now 160 Million Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Have Censored We Want Them Infected Doctors

Science Based Medicine

$160 million is a lot of money, especially when you consider its not just money. It's lost dreams, careers, and discoveries. The post Open Letter II: President Levin, There Are Now 160 Million Reasons Why You Shouldnt Have Censored We Want Them Infected Doctors first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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New Massive NIH ‘Indirect’ Funding Cuts Threaten Universities, Science

Forbes Healthcare

On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced major cuts to funding of indirect costs for Universities, etc. Here's the potential impact on science and society.

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Leading physician groups call for the protection of Medicaid

Medical Economics

Several leading physician groups issued a statement in support of the Medicaid program amid proposals to implement budget cuts, structural changes.

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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful biotechs contend with a healthcare system that’s long favored opioids?

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How physician practices can avoid a power outage

Physicians Practice

Whether caused by harsh weather events, mandated rolling black or brown-outs or an unreliable grid power outages cause tremendous strain to a practice.

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Texas Measles Cases Double Since Tuesday, Health Officials Report

Forbes Healthcare

Texas health officials now report 48 cases of measles, with 13 hospitalizations, mostly among children. All are unvaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown.

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Building support and allyship for women physicians: We need your help!

Medical Economics

While systemic changes are undoubtedly needed for all physicians, there are steps that we can take as individuals to support our women colleagues.

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Practices will need to find £550m due to salary changes, says IGPM

Practice Index

Using the Salary Calculator in the HUB , practices have been able to estimate the impact of the upcoming increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance on their practice budgets. The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM ) invited Practice Managers to share their figures in order to gain an overview of how this forthcoming rise will really affect practices across the UK.

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BBC Takes On Appeal to Nature Fallacy

Science Based Medicine

It’s always good (and frustratingly rare) to see the mainstream media get it right when it comes to pseudoscience in medicine. Too often the narrative is – scientists are baffled at this alternative “one easy trick” to improve your health. Most mainstream articles on pseudoscience in medicine frame their reporting around a positive anecdote, and at best throw in some token skepticism […] The post BBC Takes On Appeal to Nature Fallacy first appeared on Science-Based

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Navigate Maternity Offers Hope For The Maternal Health Crisis

Forbes Healthcare

Remote maternal monitoring during and after pregnancy allows early detection of complications like preeclampsia, improving care for mothers and babies.

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RFK Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine critic, was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate in a 52-48 vote to serve as the nation’s top health official.

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VA terminates more than 1,000 employees

Medical Economics

Most dismissed employees are non-union employees with less than a year in their position

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Physicians’ Confidence In and Use of AI is Rising, AMA Finds – Coupling Demand With Many Enabling Factors

Health Populi

Doctors’ use of and demand for augmented intelligence in medical practice is on the rise — with many factors that could bolster or risk adoption on the journey toward AI in the doctor’s office, based on the latest survey from the American Medical Association (AMA) published this week. The AMA polled U.S. physicians in November 2024 to gauge their views on augmented intelligence (AI) addressing doctors’ use of AI, perceived opportunities and risks, and enabling factors for

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Medicare Is Failing Patients: A New Bill Can Help Fix That

Forbes Healthcare

Physician pay has decreased 33% from 2001 to 2025. How does that impact patients? What do doctors have to say? And, how can a new bill submitted to Congress fix things?

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Kaiser’s 2024 earnings show ROI of Risant Health spinoff

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Risant Health acquisitions accounted for about half of Kaiser’s net income in 2024.

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CMS cuts funding to ACA Navigator program

Medical Economics

Some enrollments were costing the government more than $3,000 per enrollee

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Expanding Access to Patient Financing for High-Cost Care Episodes

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. ByMeredith Kirchner, COO and chief client success officer, Curae. Emergency rooms and specialty care facilities, like infusion and burn centers, serve millions of patients annually in urgent, often life-saving situations. For many patients, however, these […] The article Expanding Access to Patient Financing for High-Cost Care Episodes appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Flu Activity In US Now May Be Highest Since 2017-2018

Forbes Healthcare

Flu test data and Tamiflu prescription fills show that influenza activity has already surpassed the past seven seasons and may soon exceed that of 2017-2018.

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CVS slashes profit in 2024 as high medical costs hit Aetna

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

However, the healthcare giant beat Wall Street expectations in earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter, sending CVS stock soaring Wednesday.

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The obesity drug revolution

Medical Economics

What new treatments mean for practices and patients.

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What is a Practice Manager worth? – By Kay Keane

Practice Index

This week, the IGPM was approached to speak at a national conference about our profession and the workforce crisis were facing. Im sure you know that were all full-time PMs, but what you might not know is that to attend events, we usually take holidays from our day jobs or work extra hours during the week to make up the time. We dont need to tell you that no one does our job for us; the problems mount up, the emails continue, the work of the PM (or any manager in general practice) doesnt wait wh

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Humana 2024 Profits Hit $1.2 Billion As Insurer Exits Unprofitable Medicare Markets

Forbes Healthcare

Humana Tuesday reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits that included a $693 million fourth quarter loss as the health insurer exits unprofitable Medicare Advantage markets.

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Do you need to drink electrolytes?

Science Based Medicine

Electrolyte drinks are very popular - but are they necessary? The post Do you need to drink electrolytes? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Remote patient monitoring: Updates on advanced primary care management for 2025

Medical Economics

Industry analyst outlines how Medicare made a noteworthy inclusion in its 2025 rule.

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