News
Specialty practices hire more physician assistants and nurse practitioners
May 19, 2018
Overall, 28% of all specialty practices employed advanced practice clinicians in 2016 – a 22% increase from 2008.
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Opinion
Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees
May 16, 2018
Dr. Michael F. Myers offers context for the latest discussions about physician suicides and calls on the medical community to act now.
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News
Zika topped Lyme in 2016
May 10, 2018
In the race between ticks and mosquitoes, who do you root for: Lyme or Zika?
News
Prompt palliative care cut hospital costs in pooled study
April 30, 2018
Average cost savings per hospital admission were $3,237 overall and were even greater for cancer patients.
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News
CMS floats Medicare direct provider contracting
April 27, 2018
A new request for information seeks input on how such a system might work.
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News
Female physicians face enduring wage gap
April 27, 2018
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.
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Video
VIDEO: Fix physician burnout? You need more than yoga
April 20, 2018
Physicians looking to renew their professional satisfaction and personal well-being should turn to an unlikely ally.
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News
Surgeries account for almost half of hospital costs
April 19, 2018
Spinal fusion heads the list of most costly operating room procedures.
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News
MedPAC urges CMS to curb low-value care
April 10, 2018
23%-37% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one low-value service in 2014, based on analysis of claims data, for an expenditure of $2.4 billion to $6.5 billion, although that was probably an underestimate.
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News
CMS finalizes measures to help combat opioid crisis
April 5, 2018
Federal agencies and leaders are taking a multipronged approach to the opioid crisis.
