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News
AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
November 13, 2020
AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.
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News
What to know as ACA heads to Supreme Court – again
- Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
November 9, 2020
There is a long list of ways this could play out.
News
Medicare fines half of hospitals for readmitting too many patients
- Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News
November 4, 2020
A hospital will be penalized if its readmission rate is higher than expected given national trends in select categories.
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Dapagliflozin’s CKD performance sends heart failure messages
October 5, 2020
The recently reported DAPA-CKD trial results focused on patients with renal disease, but the findings also resonate for heart failure clinicians.
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Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
- Katie Lennon; Randy Dotinga
September 29, 2020
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
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Many providers don’t follow hypertension guidelines
September 17, 2020
Most health care professionals rely on clinic BP measurements to make a new diagnosis of hypertension, and view pressure measured manually with a cuff and stethoscope as accurate.
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Opinion
In a time of two pandemics, a recommitment to work together
- Jerome C. Siy, MD, MHA, SFHM
September 14, 2020
While we physically mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we must make efforts to unmask the failings of our health system.
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Hospital medicine in a worldwide pandemic
September 10, 2020
Scope of practice for the hospitalist model continues to evolve, with increased demand for comanagement roles.
News
HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
- Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News
September 8, 2020
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Prognosis for rural hospitals worsens with pandemic
- Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News
August 26, 2020
It’s a dangerous scenario. “We know that a closure leads to higher mortality pretty quickly” among the populations served.