Caring for the Sickest Patients: A Calling and an Opportunity New models are disrupting the way primary care is provided Mar 21, 2018
Radiologists Reconsider Their Divided Specialty As IRs, DRs converge in hospital settings, can they -- should they -- stay independent? Mar 20, 2018
Going Generic OK for Clopidogrel Non-inferiority achieved for ACS survivors in Canadian study Mar 14, 2018
Praluent Price to Drop for Insurers That Ease Rx Restrictions Sanofi/Regeneron announced plan to bring PCSK9 drug within cost-effective range Mar 10, 2018
Backlash Over Nixing of CMS Add-On Payments for DCBs Superiority of drug-coated balloon angioplasty not reflected in reimbursement, group suggests Mar 05, 2018
Making Referrals Has Become a Nightmare And too often it's to serve insurers, not patients Jan 25, 2018
Tool Available to Help Rheumatologists Cope with MIPS Eases reporting needed to avoid penalties, earn incentive payments under MACRA Nov 07, 2017
Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology Oct 30, 2017
Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Sep 20, 2017
Candidates for AAFP Presidency State Their Cases See burnout, regulatory burden and family physicians' value as key issues Sep 13, 2017
AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed Jun 14, 2017
Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Jun 05, 2017
What PAs Need to Know About MACRA Expert details benefits, challenges of new reimbursement system May 19, 2017
Physician Survey: $91K Pay Gap for Women Docs Dinged for spending more time with patients? Apr 26, 2017
Fear and Loathing on the MACRA Trail Congress guesses that recordkeeping effort will improve patient care Apr 04, 2017
Orthopedic Surgeons Should Advocate More, Come Together Says incoming president William Maloney, MD Mar 17, 2017
A Surprising Place to Find Anti-Kickback Rules Some aspects of EHRs, telemedicine might technically be illegal Feb 24, 2017
Prior Authorization Still a 'Pain Point' for Providers Multiple healthcare groups are working on the problem Feb 22, 2017
CMS to Offer Billing Code for Heart Failure Specialists Should eliminate denials for appearance of double-billing Dec 02, 2016
Time to Divorce USPSTF Statements from Coverage Decisions? First-dollar payment mandate has rob-Peter, pay-Paul consequence Oct 10, 2016
For Each Hour of Clinical Time, Docs Spend 2 on Desk Work Time-and-motion study of 57 doctors in ambulatory settings Sep 06, 2016
Medicaid Boom Turns to Bust for Tennessee Docs Lack of certification triggers payback requirement Jul 13, 2016
301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007 Jun 22, 2016
The Perils of 'Affordable' Health Insurance Plans What happens when patients need emergency care? May 29, 2016
Medicare Pay Equity: How GPCI Kings and Queens Snared a Win Rural pay rates don't go far in the not-so-big city Mar 08, 2016
MitraClip Billing Checklist Released Guide describes code modifiers and when to use them Mar 01, 2016
Medicare Covers Watchman Device, Drops Some Proposed Limits Agency apparently moved by objections to draft coverage decision Feb 08, 2016
Registry Underway for Watchman CMS Coverage But who to include and how to follow them are still fluid issues Nov 23, 2015
Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage Nov 16, 2015
Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians Florida chain agrees to pay $70 million for "improper relationships" Oct 09, 2015
Primary Care: Medicare's 'Wellness Visit' Money Goes Unclaimed Launched with great fanfare, wellness codes leave docs frustrated Sep 03, 2015
The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program. Jul 30, 2015
AMA Wants 2-Years of Grace for ICD-10 Errors With time running out, AMA acts to protect physician payment Jun 10, 2015
ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs' No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps Jun 07, 2015
Is Your Employer Making You Liable for False Claims? A physician says her employer was upcoding her bills without her consent Jun 03, 2015
Op-Ed: How to Rein In Out-of-Control Healthcare Costs We all know the medical bill horror stories, but now we have to act on them. May 05, 2015
Teamwork Cuts In-Hospital Observation Time Lengths of stay cut substantially at one hospital chain. Apr 17, 2015
