Patient Monitoring Services Need Increased Scrutiny to Prevent False Claims Act Enforcement Action
Knowing the details of how and where your service provider operates is vital to avoiding violations.
Could technology make health care more human?
Or have the divisive opinions of the health care community left this question unanswered?
Morning Medical Update: Drug-resistant ringworm spotted in NYC; Link between diet and personality; Hormone therapy and bone health
The top news stories in primary care today.
AI will improve care in these three areas
With physician shortages predicted, computers will help patients by improving doctors’ efficiency.
Stress-management interventions may actually work
Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for healthcare workers showed some improvement in how people coped with stress up to a year later
AI could revolutionize health care, but regulation is needed, FDA commissioner says
Physicians and regulators will have access to huge amounts of data. How will that help patients?
Medicare Advantage: Double standards need not apply
When it comes to documentation, all must play by the rules, regardless of AHIP’s stance
Value-based care models can help close care gaps for Medicaid beneficiaries
But providers need to understand, address patients’ social health determinants
Tracking online users can lead to improper disclosures of patient data
It’s common in health care to use third-party software, but exposing information prompts a warning from HHS’ cybersecurity agency.
Capitation payment model has potential to rein in costs while improving outcomes
But contracts require close alignment between primary care and specialist providers to succeed
Private equity investment could lead to better health care, but expect more oversight as money pours in
A former assistant U.S. attorney offers legal perspectives on federal and state regulations and compliance.
How physicians can focus on the positive in health care
Dwelling on the negative is not the best strategy for physicians.
Wide race-based disparities found in use of medications to treat opioid-use disorder
Main drugs used to combat addiction are given less often to patients who are Black than those who are Hispanic or white
Is your physician partnership working out?
Business partners can become your greatest asset or worst liability.
As COVID-19 public health emergency ends, HHS outlines what changes, what remains in health care
Here’s what to know, according to the federal health agency.
Morning Medical Update: ‘Peanut patch’ for toddlers with peanut allergies; Blood bag drone delivery; Doctors warn seniors about THC
See you in court: 31% of physicians get sued during their careers
AMA study examines legal risk varies by several factors, with short-term risk down in 2022.
How CARE Act laws are improving patient outcomes
Many states have adopted similar legislation mandating clinician involvement in preparing patients for hospital discharge
Medical school cost and debt: a slideshow
Here are more facts about how much medical school costs, and how much students owe when the graduate.
Patients expect AI will be part of the future of health care
However, questions remain about privacy and accuracy.
Inflation nudges upward in April as health care sector prices stay relatively flat
Latest Consumer Price Index report out as White House, Congressional Republicans wrangle over national debt ceiling.
Doctors get reprieve for telehealth prescribing of controlled substances
Ability to write prescription without in-person visit extended to November
Morning Medical Update: New breast cancer screening guidelines; Antibiotic shortage and Strep increase; How vaping affects the body
Screening for genetic conditions can be cost effective for adults
Researchers calculate results for routine checks, not just those with risky family history.
Hospital groups support preventive health services at stake in court fight
AHA, AAMC, others weigh in on federal case that affects services free for patients.
Expenses up for physicians’ offices, hospitals in March
Analyst Syntellis says hospital operating margins are in the black for first time in more than a year.
Annuities: The Swiss Army Knife of personal finance
Different types of annuities reduce risk by building tax-advantaged savings or guaranteeing retirement income.
Morning Medical Update: Americans lack vitamin D; Legal pot more potent than ever; California debates extending PTSD coverage
Schwartz Foundation: A message to primary care physicians
The principles of the Healing Healthcare Initiative can help elsewhere.
Burnout: it’s not just for doctors
Patients feel rushed and less empathetic care when doctors are burned out, but technology can mitigate some of the effects
