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RFK Jr. Ends Public Comment On HHS Policies, Conflicts With Promised Transparency

Forbes Healthcare

RFK Jr. ends ability of stakeholders to comment on certain HHS policies, despite public commentary being critical for establishing the public's trust.

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Primary care news round-up (27th March to 2nd April 2025)

Practice Index

New drop in public satisfaction with practices According to the British Social Attitudes Survey, public satisfaction with GP services continued to fall last year. Just 31% said they were satisfied with practice services, representing a reduction from 34% in 2023. Just 23% were satisfied with GP waiting times, according to the annual analysis by the Nuffield Trust and the Kings Fund.

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Pharma Dodges The Tariff Bullet – But For How Long?

Forbes Healthcare

As long as pharmaceutical tariffs are being considered, their potential threat to the pharmaceutical industry and the people it serves remains.

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UMass Nursing Leader Gabrielle Abelard Named 2025 AANP Fellow for Advancing Mental Health Equity and Holistic Care

Minority Nurse

Gabrielle Abelard , a dedicated psychiatric nurse practitioner and clinical associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)the only honoree from Massachusetts among 51 nurse leaders worldwide. The FAANP program honors nurse practitioners who have made exceptional contributions to education, policy, practice, and research.

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Flying Solo May Protect Your Brain, New Research Finds

Forbes Healthcare

New research challenges the long-standing belief that marriage protects brain health, pointing to the surprising benefits of staying single in later life.

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Simplifying Compliance: How Medical Billing Services Keep You Audit-Ready

CollaborateMD

Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” “Do I have all the correct patient information?” “Did I miss a claim submission deadline?” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice.

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What Are EHR Tempates?

Mobius MD

Electronic Health Record (EHR) templates are pre-structured digital forms that help healthcare providers document patient encounters quickly and consistently. EHR templates help streamline data entry with predefined fields, drop-down menus, and text boxes so doctors can type less and quickly complete notes that comply with clinical and billing standards.

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VA names additional medical centers for Oracle EHR in 2026

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The sites include four medical centers and their associated clinics in Ohio, three in Indiana, one in Kentucky and another site in Alaska.

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Does AI really make your life easier?

Medical Economics

The benefits of artificial intelligence in medicine were discussed during a session at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

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Patients Rising Urges NM Governor to Veto House Bill 78

Patients Rising

Patients Rising has written a letter to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham urging her to veto House Bill 78, which the organization describes as an “anti-charity care bill.” In […] The post Patients Rising Urges NM Governor to Veto House Bill 78 appeared first on Patients Rising.

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ACP panel calls for systemwide efforts to advance health equity

Medical Economics

Strategies to ensure health equity were the subject of a panel discussion at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

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I learned about medicine from that: But. But."Aaron has the broken arm!"

Sensible Medicine

“I have no idea what you are talking about Your mouth moves only with someone's hand up your ass” - Radiohead In the fall of 2007, Radiohead released In Rainbows. I download the album to my mp3 player, and relished it. I listened in the car, on the shuttle, and walking to OB-GYN rounds, as a 3rd year medical student. I was rotating at a suburban hospital staffed by UChicago residents and my days began at 4:15 am, when I would wake, grab a coffee, and begin my commute through Chicago&

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Share buybacks versus dividends: No contest

Medical Economics

Buybacks are often illogically equated with dividendsthe direct distribution of profits to shareholders in cash on a periodic basis at the discretion of corporate boards.

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Dr. Oz confirmed to lead CMS

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a physician and TV personality, will lead the agency during a turbulent time for federal health programs as the HHS lays off thousands of staffers and Republicans float potential cuts to Medicaid.

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Independent physicians, practices disappearing from rural landscape

Medical Economics

Physicians Advocacy Institute publishes figures on five-year decline.

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Gone north – By Lady Kent

Practice Index

Despite the work piling up, targets looming and contract negotiations making waves, I decided to escape for a quick trip up north with two of my besties. Well, why not? We all need a break sometimes. Nestled in the northern Lake District in a small lodge with big views, I feel the stresses of the last week melting away. Its been a tricky couple of weeks for me, preparing for this trip, which has become an annual pilgrimage.

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25 years of patient safety: A national advocacy group keeps watch

Medical Economics

Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organizations 25th anniversary and more.

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The IGPM is growing! – By Robyn Clark

Practice Index

It sometimes seems like only yesterday that three other Practice Managers and I got together to bemoan the lack of appreciation for our profession, the lack of recognition for the vast amount of expertise, knowledge and insight that we hold, and how someone really needed to do something about it. Actually, it was over four years ago now, and in that time, weve formed a recognised professional body, grown membership to over 1,500 and launched an accreditation programme and professional register t

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Prior authorizations: The biggest pain points

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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2025/26 QOF summary

Practice Index

As outlined in the letter ' Changes to the GP Contract in 2025/26 ', there are a number of changes to QOF this year. 32 QOF indicators were previously income protected; these have been retired, with 71 of the available 212 points that related being invested in the Global Sum, and the remaining 141 QOF points being targeted towards cardiovascular disease, resulting in some significant changes to the points available for some indicators.

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As rural America faces ‘a dire health crisis,’ urgent action is needed, ACP says

Medical Economics

New position paper analyzes rural disparities and the policies, financial incentives and technology that would help.

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RFK Terminates Teams Responsible For Public Records Requests, Fueling Public Health Concerns

Forbes Healthcare

Multiple public records teams were entirely cut by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the HHS as part of the Trump administrations layoffs of 10,000 health workers.

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Physicians Taking Back Medicine: Is there an emergency physician in the house?

Medical Economics

Too many emergency departments in U.S. hospitals dont offer 24/7 physician coverage.

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Healthcare, medtech industries brace for tariffs

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Lobby groups like the American Hospital Association and AdvaMed have so far failed to get medical devices and critical supplies carved out from the Trump administration’s tariffs.

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Prior authorizations: How current technology can help streamline the process

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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FTC pauses PBM litigation in win for Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum Rx

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The FTC says it doesn’t have enough active commissioners to move forward after President Donald Trump fired two Democrats last month.

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Prior authorizations: How AI can help the process

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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25 years of patient safety: Gratitude, accountability and hard work to come

Medical Economics

Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organizations 25th anniversary and more.

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25 years of patient safety: Policy for price and quality

Medical Economics

Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organizations 25th anniversary and more.

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Errors in emergency treatments; doubt about long COVID; ‘a little dirty’ patient and potential defamation — Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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25 years of patient safety: New opportunities with AI

Medical Economics

Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organizations 25th anniversary and more.