Richard Payerchin

Clocks spring forward; economics of antiobesity medicines; lead in cinnamon – Morning Medical Update

March 8th 2024

Three strategies and four methods to help workers build temporal resilience in the workplace.

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Could there be a new CPT code coming for prior authorization work?

March 8th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Potential massive recall of acne medicine; a flu strain gone; ‘hypervaccinated’ – Morning Medical Update

March 7th 2024

American Medical Association’s code panel has it on the agenda this spring.

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President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices

March 7th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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6 steps to starting an RPM program

Critics air concerns at White House roundtable as pharmacy benefit manager volley back.

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What does the increase in RPM mean for primary care?

How to get started with remote patient monitoring.

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The state of remote patient monitoring: developments for 2024

Primary care doctors are protective of their patient panels and skeptical about quick-fix promises of better outcomes and more revenues.

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Viruses spreading; CKD and primary care; COVID-19 and vaping – Morning Medical Update

What to expect and what to consider this year

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HHS, Justice, FTC launch target private equity investment in health care

The top news stories in medicine today.

Spending bills throw 1.68% bone to physicians for Medicare reimbursement

Joint inquiry opens with request for information from those working in health care.

Top states for medical debt – a slideshow

‘Appallingly inadequate’ after 3.4% cut starting this year, MGMA says.

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‘Primary care is in crisis’ – follow the money, or lack of it

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Respiratory virus guidance; medical misinformation; bile and body health – Morning Medical Update

Three experts talk about financial ramifications for physicians and the primary care workforce across the United States.

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Patient health is worse in counties with greater medical debt

The top news stories in medicine today.

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‘Primary care is in crisis’ – How the physician-patient relationship is evolving

March 4th 2024

Study looks at what patients owe, where, and how it’s harming their health.

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Prescription payment plans; cellular space shuttles; embryo morphogenesis – Morning Medical Update

March 4th 2024

Teamwork, new providers and telehealth all are affecting how primary care is delivered in the United States.

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Marijuana use increases risk of heart attack and stroke: AHA

March 4th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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‘Primary care is in crisis’ – Patients are seeing the problems that have developed over the last 20 years

Risk rises even if patients don’t use tobacco products, study finds.

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On Capitol Hill: A message for primary care

Three experts discuss growing patient awareness, health care disparities, and how schools play a role in ensuring care for children.

Forever chemicals out of food packaging; iron during pregnancy; how long are you sleeping? – Morning Medical Update

A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.

Change Healthcare hack needs federal help, management groups say

The top news stories in medicine today.

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‘Primary care is in crisis’ – Reasons for optimism if the nation is willing to invest

Tech company identifies Blackcat hacking group as attacker disrupting computerized health and financial transactions across the nation.

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COVID-19 boosters for seniors; exercise and skin health; chief wellness officers – Morning Medical Update

Questions and answers from two experts’ conversation about ‘The Health of US Primary Care: 2024 Scorecard Report – No One Can See You Now.’

On Capitol Hill: A congressman asks why health care bills are so high

The top news stories in medicine today.

‘Primary care is in crisis’ – 2024 scorecard outlines just how bad it is, and solutions needed

A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.

Congress needs to crack down on PBMs, state attorneys general say

Milbank Memorial Fund, Physicians Foundation, Robert Graham Center of AAFP analyze the state of primary care in America.

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On Capitol Hill: Repeal and replace ACA? Instead, look to Indiana as a model

More than half of the nation’s state top lawyers pen letter to leaders in House and Senate.

‘Accumedicine;’ cancer treatments and mental health; threats to veterans health care – Morning Medical Update

A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.

Are health care costs a priority for voters in the 2024 election year?

The top news stories in medicine today.

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