Selling a practice: The billing issues that can come up during a compliance review
What you need to know about selling a practice
Online reviews reveal double standard for female physicians
Patients are more likely to critique the interpersonal manner and technical competence of female PCPs and surgeons in online reviews.
Five tax strategies to help physicians achieve financial independence
These tax-efficient strategies can help doctors make the most of the financial rewards they spent years working to achieve.
Health care software exec pleads guilty to $1B in Medicare fraud
White House, HHS mull over new leadership for health care fraud enforcement.
Health insurers say they’ll do better … time will tell if they do
Insurers promised change after Brian Thompson’s murder, but some seem more committed that others
Health benefits of fruit, coffee, chocolate and wine; executives charged in $161M ACA enrollment fraud; AI can identify immune diseases from blood samples – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
AAFP calls on Congress to protect tax benefits for family physicians
In a statement to the House Ways and Means Committee, the AAFP pushes for incentives to sustain independent practices and expand rural care.
Per capita spending on health care: 13 states at the bottom
New study outlines health care spending down to the county level.
8 challenges unique to women physicians
In 2024, more women graduated from medical school than men — but they still face several disadvantages compared to men.
Selling a practice: What role does the staff play in compliance before and during a sale?
Trump and primary care: Best ways to Make America Health Again
Experts prescribe ways new administration immediately could bolster primary care.
An unclear partnership: A look at collaboration between physicians and APPs
New research explores some of the reasons why physicians and APPs don't always collaborate as well as they should.
Revenue cycle management compliance risks, explained
The risks you need to understand about revenue cycle management compliance
Patient care and the cost of turnover in the clinical laboratory
What physicians need to know about challenges for medical lab technologists in the health care work force.
New privacy screen protectors launched to help practices stay HIPAA compliant
Clean Seal Privacy Screen Protectors limit screen viewing angles and are compatible with medical grade disinfectants
Value-based payment models: Doctors describe the disconnect between theory and practice
Physicians are excited about the concepts of value-based payment models. So why do so many doctors stick with fee-for-service care?
Proposed bill would allow AI to write prescriptions; workout supplements linked to muscle dysmorphia in youth; early-onset breast cancer rates rising, varying by location – Morning Medical Update
Health care spending per person: 12 states where it is highest — a slideshow
Medical Economics Pulse, Feb. 19, 2025: Challenges to primary care, testing for celiac disease, online reviews for physicians
Medical Economics Pulse is a quick-hitting news podcast that keeps busy physicians in the know. Here are your headlines for February 19, 2025.
Study calls for standardized goals of care notes in EHRs
Researchers find that structured, accessible GOC documentation enhances decision-making and patient care across health care settings.
Selling a practice: What is a compliance review and why is it important?
What you need to know before selling your practice
An unclear partnership: What is the one thing primary care physicians should take away from the research?
What is the one thing primary care physicians should take away from this research on collaboration between them and APPs?
New AMA report highlights physician optimism about AI in health care
The "AMA Augmented Intelligence Research" demonstrates a surge in AI use and enthusiasm among physicians — though concerns remain.
Aidoc secures FDA clearance for AI-powered rib fracture detection
Triage solution is built on existing AI engine
A ‘dramatic increase’ in sports betting, gambling addiction; $29M to settle false claims act violations; insufficient postpartum screening for hypertension, diabetes – Morning Medical Update
The hidden cost of data overload
'Too much information' is sabotaging patient care. Physicians don’t need more data — they need smarter data.
Patients trust online reviews, but they don’t leave them
A survey by rater8 reveals that online searches and reviews now rival word-of-mouth in health care decisions.
Primary care ‘reaching a breaking point,’ experts say
Scorecard has bad marks for health care system that devotes rhetoric and attention — but not money — to primary care.
Elon Musk’s DOGE and its impact on federal health agencies, explained
What does DOGE, a sort-of government agency named after a memecoin and led by billionaire Elon Musk, have to do with the U.S. federal health care apparatus? Apparently, a great deal.
Roundup: Trump administration cuts hit health care
Multiple agencies are seeing hundreds or even thousands of employees fired
