Fri.Jan 17, 2025

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Was Nice to Someone During a Debate. That Doesn’t Erase the Consequences of His Misinformation.

Science Based Medicine

This is what it looks like when doctors treat the pandemic as an intellectual parlor game. The post Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Was Nice to Someone During a Debate. That Doesnt Erase the Consequences of His Misinformation. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Sleep: Watch This Space

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE In case youve missed it, sleep is all the rage in neurosciences these days. They are fast at work rebranding it the brains rinse cycle. The brain, protectively encased in an unyielding bony casing, lacks the delicate lymphatic system that transports used body metabolites to breakdown and extraction sites in all other parts of the body.

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AI Threatens To Further Erode Physician Autonomy

Forbes Healthcare

Over the past few decades, various factors have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many burned out. AI could further this trend. Here, I explain how.

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False claims settlements in healthcare total $1.7B in 2024

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Healthcare fraud investigations accounted for more than half of the Department of Justice’s settlements and judgments in 2024, which totaled north of $2.9 billion.

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The Prototype: OpenAI And Retro Biosciences Made An AI Model For Bioengineering

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Blue Origin and SpaceX launch big rockets, how magnets could guide lasers to make better computers, how to best work with your IT department and more.

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Welsh Carson agrees to pare back anesthesia market power to avoid new FTC suit

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Antitrust regulators have reached a deal with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe that doesn’t penalize the private equity firm for rolling up the market for anesthesia services in Texas, but tries to prevent it from happening again.

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Tuition Reimbursement Winner

We Care Online

We are thrilled to announce Hanna A. as the recipient of our monthly tuition reimbursement for completing the CNA course through We Care Online! Hannas story is truly inspiring, and we are honored to have been part of her journey back into the medical field. “Years ago, I was injured while in my last semester of pre-med and had to change my path,” Hanna shared. “My body has now improved to the point where I can restart my journey into medicine, and I couldn’t be more exci

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Believing In American Dynamism: In Memory Of Paul Mango

Forbes Healthcare

A patriot and leader, Mr. Paul Mango touched the lives of many, leaving behind a tremendous legacy and an inspiring beacon for all fighting for a healthy America.

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Patients are less likely to follow through with life changing cardiac rehab because of out-of-pocket costs

Medical Economics

Despite the proven effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation services, high out-of-pocket costs may prevent patients from participating in the programs.

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How Did I Do? Looking Back On My 2024 Healthcare Industry Predictions

Forbes Healthcare

A look back at my 2024 healthcare industry predictions. Which ones came true? Which ones didnt?

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Physician recruitment agreements: Why many doctors don't have them reviewed by an attorney

Medical Economics

Physicians have many reasons for not having a contract reviewed, but not doing so puts them at extreme risk

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Medical dictation for iPhone: An introduction

Mobius MD

Are you considering using your iPhone for medical dictation? Here are answers to the most common dictation questions for doctors who use an Apple mobile device. What is mobile medical speech-to-text? You’ll need mobile medical speech-to-text software to use your iPhone or iPad for medical dictation. However, keep in mind that speech-to-text apps are just one type of medical dictation workflow.

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Physician recruitment agreements: What you need to know before signing one

Medical Economics

Physician recruitment agreements may seem straightforward, but they can be rife with risks for physicians signing one, including limits on where they can practice. Every agreement should be carefully reviewed before accepting the terms.

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Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025: What Providers Can Do to Manage the Impact  

CollaborateMD

Fierce Healthcare just issued a 2025 healthcare outlook with several key findings, including: An American Hospital Association (AHA) report published in 2024 finds reimbursement from government payers is not keeping pace with the high costs of drugs, labor, and supplies and the inflation rate. In 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to raise payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by 2.9% on average, and the agency finalized a 2.83% rate cut in

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Can AI detect depression based on the way a patient talks?

Medical Economics

A machine learning tool designed to analyze vocal patterns for signs of depression successfully identified depression in 71% of patients who had it.

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Medical Malpractice: Pulmonologists Sued When Cough Turns Out to Be Liver Cancer

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Two pulmonologists were sued for malpractice but not held liable after failing to detect a rare liver cancer in a patient being treated for cough. The post Medical Malpractice: Pulmonologists Sued When Cough Turns Out to Be Liver Cancer appeared first on Pulmonology Advisor.

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Private equity and hospital-affiliated physicians are more expensive than independent docs

Medical Economics

The number of doctors working for hospitals and private equity-backed firms is on the rise

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Hiring a marketing consultant for your practice

Physicians Practice

Explore why hiring a marketing consultant for your practice can be beneficial and provide practical steps for finding and vetting the right candidate or agency.

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HHS: Ozempic, Wegovy will be part of Medicare Part D drug price negotiations this year

Medical Economics

New prices would take effect in 2027.

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Divestitures and distressed deals defined hospital M&A in 2024: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Last year was a record year for health system divestitures, and Kaufman Hall expects to see more in 2025.

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FDA bans Red Dye No. 3; doctor sentenced for $70 million Medicare fraud scheme; last call for proposals for the 2025 CMS Health Equity Conference – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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MedPAC wants Medicare physician reimbursement tied to Medicare Economic Index

Physicians Practice

The plan presents a raise for 2026, with additional money for primary care.

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Poll: Trust in medical doctors has fallen 14 points since 2021

Medical Economics

Drop is the highest of any profession measured, but overall, doctors are still near the top of the list for public trust

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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 few weeks. 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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Health care policy priorities for 2025: MGMA publishes its agenda - a slideshow

Medical Economics

President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. MGMA says this is what he and Congress should focus on for health care.

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In the wake of the surgeon general’s guidance on alcohol, what advice do you give your patients about drinking?

Sensible Medicine

Last weekend, I asked John and Adam to put together 400 words on what advice they would give a patient who asked about drinking alcohol. I joined them in this exercise. For the sake of discussion, we imagined a 47 year old man, no medications or past medical history, married with 2 kids, who enjoys 2 generous glasses of red wine a night. He asks (John/Adam or me) “Is that healthy?