HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout "I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift" Jan 20, 2022
It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service Jan 10, 2022
This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else? If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us Dec 27, 2021
Fix Healthcare With a Comic Strip? ZDoggMD is joined by Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, to discuss his new book Doc-Related Dec 10, 2021
Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It? What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime? Dec 06, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult Nov 22, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided? MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care? Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too Nov 03, 2021
Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives Nov 02, 2021
UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on Oct 29, 2021
Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis Oct 28, 2021
Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery Oct 27, 2021
Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors Oct 26, 2021
Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access? Oct 22, 2021
Docs Donating Too Much Time? Medicine's 'Dirty Secrets' Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Oct 17, 2021
Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president Oct 14, 2021
More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice Oct 14, 2021
Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System? In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence Oct 14, 2021
Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer? Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost? Oct 14, 2021
Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Now But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler Oct 06, 2021
Doc Admits Prescribing Unneeded Scar Creams for Kickbacks Leonard Rosen, MD, hadn't prescribed pricey compounded drugs before financial arrangement Sep 29, 2021
AAN Issues Social Media Position Statement Neurology group encourages ethical use, warns about privacy and false or misleading posts Sep 27, 2021
Video Visits, Calls, and Texts Have Their Place -- But We Need Limits In-person visits can't always be replaced, and we need to be paid for the care we give Sep 27, 2021
'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say Sep 23, 2021
Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload? The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic Sep 22, 2021
Could Texas Law on Limiting Prior Authorization Delays Move the Needle Nationwide? "Gold card" law is first step in helping physicians with burdensome process Sep 21, 2021
Questions, Questions -- Who's Got the Answers? Patient questionnaires do no good unless we have the resources to provide useful responses Sep 20, 2021
There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent Sep 17, 2021
Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests? Sep 14, 2021
