How the current state of the health care system is driving patients — and physicians — to concierge medicine
Many physicians are transitioning to concierge medicine to meet increasing patient demand for better choices in their care.
CMS proposes conflicting rules for reforming prior authorizations
If proposals aren’t sorted out, PA problems will get worse, not better, according to medical organizations.
New method shows promise for extracting SDoH data from clinical records
Algorithm identifies relevant information entered as free-form text
Improving workplace well-being: Nurses speak out
A survey confirmed burnout remains a problem for health care. Here are some suggestions to improve that.
Where should you spend your retirement years?
A survey ranks metro areas by factors important to retirees.
Feds announce guilty plea in $44M telemedicine fraud scheme
In a separate case, a physician is convicted of dealing opioids.
How Virtual Care Is Transforming the Healthcare Landscape
Virtual care revolutionizes healthcare with better treatment, improved efficiency, and reduced costs.
Artificial intelligence and analytics in health care: Bringing back humanity with technology
New solutions with AI and machine learning are developing for challenges that once seemed insurmountable.
Half-Million might have tick-borne meat allergy syndrome; Covid misinformation rarely punished; Florida’s first mobile stroke unit- Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in primary care today.
Patients think their health data will be leaked and don’t trust big tech firms
Survey shows how little faith patients have in technology – and the companies that provide it -- to protect their information
Are COVID-19 mortality rates linked to party affiliation?
Study suggests greater numbers of excess deaths during pandemic in Republican-leaning areas
Value-based care could get boost by new bill in Washington
Physicians, health care groups line up to support Value in Health Care Act.
What patients really think about health care
Survey sheds light on how patients are feeling about billing, privacy, and other health care-related issues.
Artificial intelligence at heart of new Amazon medical documentation program
Online giant rolls out AWS HealthScribe so doctors can spend more time with patients and less time in electronic health records.
What’s hot in health on TikTok? Influencers and topics trending for teens
The app has some videos that promote self-diagnosis of mental health, which could have serious effects for young people.
How can telehealth benefit small private practices?
Small practices can take advantage of telehealth to benefit their patients and their bottom line.
Virginia paid $22 million for dead Medicare patients; Asian American doctors overrepresented and underpaid; Long COVID struggles last at least 2 years - Morning Medical Update
Creating an effective digital front door requires health care expertise
Digital giants have discovered that technical know-how alone isn’t enough
Bill to streamline prior authorizations picks up steam with House committee support
Act stalled in Congress in 2022, but similar provisions move forward in legislation this year.
Fed boosts interest rates another quarter point
Central bank increases interest rate for the 11th time since March 2022
Private equity, government regulations in health care ripped in House Ways and Means Committee hearing
Physicians in Congress speak on federal legislation that aims for medical care price transparency for consumers.
American Telemedicine Association - A message for primary care
Here are lessons for primary care physicians to consider about the future of telemedicine.
How should the government decide whether to approve health care mergers?
A look at the proposed new guidelines.
Scaling back: Weighing women patients in medical appointments can be bad for their mental health
Getting the number on the scale may do more harm than good, according to researchers.
“Smart tattoos” could someday monitor health; 1 in 6 children have incomplete vaccine series; All minorities underrepresented in Alzheimer’s studies - Morning Medical Update
Physician turnover grew in the decade leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic
Data could identify effects of recent trends in health care.
New government requirements will help secure medical devices
Software Bill of Materials required by the FDA will help thwart cybersecurity threats
American Telemedicine Association - AI and telemedicine
Artificial intelligence has potential to change how telehealth is used.
Costs of health care data breaches continue to soar: report
Industry trails most others in fending off cyberattacks
Health care groups announce best practices for data sharing in value-based care
New playbook has endorsement of AMA, health insurers, accountable care organizations.
