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Earnings gap seen among Maryland physicians
Male physicians worked 11% more hours, women earned 33% less money.
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Tuition-free med school touches off multimillion-dollar debate
New York University’s School of Medicine is learning that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Doctors decry inaction on physician-focused APMs
So far, PTAC has sent at least 10 APMs to the CMS. To date, not a single one has been approved or even tested on a limited scale.
From the Journals
Who are the 'high-need, high-cost' patients?
Significant predictors included Medicare or Medicaid insurance, lower income, first hospitalization in a large rural hospital, high comorbidity...
The New Gastroenterologist
Negotiating physician employment agreements
You have finally completed your residency or fellowship, and now you have a job offer. With some trepidation, you decide to read the employment...
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Female authorship trends in academic gastroenterology over 4 decades
WASHINGTON – Female gastroenterologists may need more protected time to do clinical trials research.
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Drug price transparency laws gain ground
At least eight states have passed laws to expose questionable pricing of prescription drugs, but critics say the measures don’t go far enough.
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Current and future applications of telemedicine to optimize the delivery of care in chronic liver disease
Recent studies have shown that telehealth interventions are effective at improving clinical outcomes and decreasing inpatient utilization, with...
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Trump administration proposes changes to HHS, FDA
The action is part of a sweeping reform proposal, issued June 21, aimed at bringing more operational efficiency to the federal government as a...
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FDA effort focuses on approving more generic drugs
Changes to how REMS are written for generic drugs could bring more to market.