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ABIM to allow do-overs for all subspecialties with Knowledge Check-In
December 6, 2017
The option had been available only for internal medicine and nephrology.
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Safety-net hospitals would be hurt by hospital-wide 30-day readmission penalties
November 19, 2017
Considering all readmissions within 30 days of discharge in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program would modestly increase the number of hospitals eligible for penalties and would have a bigger impact on safety-net hospitals, based on a study of two years of Medicare claims data from 3,443 ...
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Heart failure readmission penalties linked with rise in deaths
November 18, 2017
Heart failure readmissions penalties linked with rise in deaths ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Evidence continues to mount that Medicare’s penalization of hospitals with excess heart failure readmissions has cut readmissions but at the apparent price of more deaths.During the penalty phase of...
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Public health hazard: Bring your flu to work day
November 8, 2017
Many physicians and pharmacists report working while having influenza-like illness.
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Video
VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
October 25, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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Firearms’ injury toll of $3 billion just ‘a drop in the bucket’
October 24, 2017
Real cost of firearms injuries could be drastically higher than has been estimated, researcher said.
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Study: EHR malpractice claims rising
October 20, 2017
Claims involving EHRs have more than doubled in the last 7 years, according to an analysis.
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Advance care planning benefit presents challenges
October 12, 2017
Some are having success using new Medicare billing codes, while other doctors say barriers are preventing usage.
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Opinion
Rectal temps in the nursery
October 5, 2017
This method ensures a careful look at an infant’s whole body.
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Battling physician burnout delivers monetary benefits for health care organizations
September 25, 2017
Organizations can combat physician burnout, and the effort is worthwhile, as well as morally and ethically important.
