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This month, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will decide whether interns should be allowed the same 28-hour shifts senior residents work instead of the current, 16-hour shift maximum.

Physicians have always had to be keenly aware of changes in healthcare, from new innovations to updated approaches to patient care. But these days, palliative care internist Amy Davis, DO, is also keeping one eye on healthcare policy developments emanating from Washington, D.C.

Comprehensive primary care plus (CPC+) is a program with goals to provide better patient care and decrease the cost of healthcare. There are five comprehensive primary care functions that CPC+ focuses on to meet this end.

Quality means different things to different people, especially as it pertains to healthcare

As you read this, someone somewhere is gaining unlawful entry to hundreds, possibly thousands, of patient records. And it could well be your patients’ data.

A dedication to security efforts is the only way to keep patient data safe from outside threats

The 21st Century Cures Act signed into law late last year will place a greater onus on doctors to monitor and report results for new indications of previously approved drugs.

MACRA will fail...and here's why

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule updates and revisions contain several positive changes to chronic care management (CCM) services.

So much garbage. So little time.

Physicians discuss managing prescriptions for patients with chronic, comorbid conditions

Wearable fitness devices such as smartwatches, activity trackers and other biometric sensors continue to grow in popularity. Physicians must determine whether and how to incorporate device-generated data into their practice’s electronic health record (EHR).

Patients pay fees for bundle of services instead of-or in addition to-going through insurance

​Perhaps you thought it would never happen to an office your size, or that you were protected, but it’s happened anyway.

The technology delivers on some promised benefits, but more progress is needed to maximize its value to practices

Some experts think physicians rely too much on personal connections and reputations when admitting patients

My patients' data will be safe, I'm not worried.

Last fall, on a typical busy Monday morning, with add-ons, walk-ins, and a packed schedule, I started to notice my computer network was sluggish and I was getting kicked off of my EHR several times throughout the day. We verified that there was no issue with our internet service provider, so I assumed that the sluggish network was a function of a busy Monday morning.

Healthcare is unique in the limits physicians have to predict practice revenue from a variety of payer models.

New study indicates vulnerable subgroups of diabetes patients did experience adverse outcomes due to change in health insurance coverage.

New definition opens the door to full Medicare coverage for CGMs.

Physicians often find that advertisements for prescription drugs generate inappropriate demand among patients and lead to time-consuming conversations that might otherwise not be needed.

Doctors, like everyone else, are human. It’s time that we not only acknowledge that to ourselves, but to the world.

With the change in payment focusing on quality medicine instead of the old-fashioned fee for service, providers better be savvy with their coding or they will lose out on the money needed to run their practices.

Your primary care practice team may not be as efficient as it could be, particularly for patients with complex, chronic health needs.

It certainly doesn’t sound like a radical notion, but the idea of putting patients first is creating something of a revolution in healthcare that is lowering costs while delivering high-quality care to millions of Americans.

Despite the rhetoric around repealing Obamacare, one expert predicts that population health will survive and thrive under the Trump administration.

Through analyzing large patient data sets, AI is poised to significantly change the way physicians monitor and care for patients.

Dismantling Obamacare was a campaign promise that President Donald Trump intends to keep.

Nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants have benefited primary care practices with their expertise for years, but they’re now reaching patients virtually, helping primary care practices in the process.