AI risk alerts, new biomarkers and expanded screening are landing on primary care physicians without added time or staff. Shifting outreach, testing coordination and closed-loop referrals to partners can help practices close the gap.
News|Articles|January 29, 2024
Maternal COVID-19 vaccination; measles outbreaks pop up; perspiration as a health indicator - Morning Medical Update
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
The top news stories in medicine today.
Advertisement
Pregnant patients received COVID-19 vaccinations, which raised concerns about the safety and neurodevelopment of unborn children. Are those concerns valid? A
Measles officially has been declared eradicated in the United States – except it’s not. New outbreaks continue and experts say measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations have been dropping, hurting herd immunity. “This is the tip of the iceberg,” one physician told
Researchers hope a new type of sweat monitor will indicate telltales about overall health. The device will be applied like
Advertisement
Related to this article
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Six-figure student debt doesn't disqualify most physicians from practice ownership. Here's how lenders weigh cash flow after overhead, debt service coverage and your own production, and how to calculate each before you negotiate price.
A year-end push to protect patient access as the 2027 fee schedule cuts physician pay
A new patient survey finds most people who ran into a prior authorization delay or denial abandoned care, even though nearly half of those who appealed won. Here's what that means for physician practices.
The top news stories in medicine today: The AMA moves against insurer downcoding and says AI can't be licensed as a physician; a Jacksonville pharmacy owner is indicted in a $51 million health care fraud scheme; an NIH study finds every participant carried a gene variant that can affect drug response.
What exactly is your RAF score telling you about patients and coding? Here’s why the lower-RAF score clinic might be the better coder.
Key findings from the AMGA 2026 Medical Clinic Staffing Survey
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on Medical Economics
1
AI chatbot treatment recommendations are swayed by drug ads
2
Why Medicare’s 20% modifier 25 cut still penalizes same-day care
3
No 25-year payoff for early stents; VA covers more heart care in some Medicare Advantage plans; counties go green for Veterans Day — Morning Medical Update
4
Could a primary care common fund improve patient access and health? Analysts weigh in
5