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ONC’s Dr. Rucker: Era of provider-controlled data is over
April 3, 2019
WASHINGTON – Interoperability going forward means putting the power in the hands of the patients, according to the government’s top health data official.
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Malpractice: More lawsuits does not equal more relocations
April 3, 2019
Physicians who have been sued multiple times are no more likely to relocate geographically than doctors who have never faced a claim, a new analysis shows.
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Gender wage gap varies by specialty
March 26, 2019
Average earnings for women and men in 2018 were closest for hematology.
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Hospital medicine grows globally
March 25, 2019
Hospital medicine is growing in popularity in some foreign countries, speakers said during Monday afternoon’s session, “International Hospital Medicine in the United Arab Emirates, Brazil and Holland.” The presenters discussed some of the history of hospital medicine ...
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ABIM contests class-action lawsuit, asks judge to dismiss
March 25, 2019
The plaintiffs are asking a judge to find ABIM in violation of federal antitrust law and to bar the board from continuing its MOC process.
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Planning for change in hospitalist practice management
March 24, 2019
According to a poll of session attendees, the biggest challenges were related to compensation or workflows that have not evolved to match changing roles.
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FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
March 22, 2019
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and near misses linked to EHRs have piled up in databases – including at least one run by the FDA.
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Is a telehospitalist service right for you and your group?
March 18, 2019
Hospitalists will have to determine how best to take advantage of the innovative model of care offered by telemedicine.
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Advance care planning codes not being used
March 14, 2019
Few physicians are taking advantage of Medicare payment codes that reimburse them for discussing end-of-life planning with patients.
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Prior authorization an increasing burden
March 13, 2019
Insurers are not following the 2018 consensus statement on improving the prior authorization process, the AMA says.