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NPs and PAs handling increasingly more primary care visits: New studies
The proportion of Medicare visits that NPs and PAs delivered nearly doubled in the 7-year period from 2013 to 2019.
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NPs, PAs, and physicians hope to join doctors’ union in rare alliance
“The working conditions are really identical. In our view, that means we should be unionizing together.”
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Lobbying allowed insurers to charge physicians fees to receive payments online: Report
Physician groups have described the practice as analogous to "an employee being required to enroll in a program that would deduct a percentage of...
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Residency match process under scrutiny again, this time by AMA
AMA may study alternatives to the current residency matching program in an effort to improve residents’ compensation and other job-related issues...
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Hospital patient catches on fire, highlighting need for prevention
“I do like to emphasize that it’s rare. But I’d like to see us reduce this until it’s zero.”
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Scarred med student inspired by dermatologist who treated her
In 2020, Ms. Harris had finished studying at a friend’s apartment when the rescue dog the friend adopted lunged at her, biting her on the face.
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New ABIM fees to stay listed as ‘board certified’ irk physicians
Responses to the policy on Twitter included accusations of extortion and denunciations of the ABIM’s “money grab policies.”
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Telehealth doctor indicted on health care fraud, opioid distribution charges
According to court documents, Dr. Sangita Patel was responsible for submitting Medicare claims for improper telehealth visits she didn’t conduct...
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Anesthesiologist arrested, implicated in death of colleague
Physician accused of injecting nerve-blocking and bronchodilating drugs into patient IV bags.
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Novel study offers clues to sex bias in lupus
Researchers compared immune cells in cisgender and transgender subjects to investigate the role of sex hormones independently from chromosomes in...
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Physicians’ bad behavior seen at work, online by colleagues: Survey
Bullying or harassing clinicians and staff was the runaway winner, with 86% of respondents saying they’d seen this type of behavior at work at...
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TNF inhibitor use for RA shows beneficial effect in pregnancy
Women who treated their rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy with a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor gave birth to infants with higher birth...
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One thing is certain, says survey: Doctors hate taxes
“I believe taxes will increase for physicians until they have no more money!”
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Cardiologists’ incomes bounce back from pandemic: Survey
The survey reveals good news about income, but cardiologists still face challenges.
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Anti-vaccine physician sentenced to prison for role in Capitol riot
The former emergency room physician pleaded guilty to unlawfully and knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds.