Fri.May 09, 2025

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Diseases Just Learned: Part 1

Sensible Medicine

Every profession requires lifelong learning. Whether you are a plumber, an agent, a police officer, or a general internist, you need to keep learning throughout your career. Nobody leaves training with knowledge sufficient for a career. You need to learn to keep up and because true expertise only develops through deliberate practice. I learn from colleagues and journal articles.

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Medicaid cuts could have ‘drastic impact’ on providers

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Some providers may need to reduce services, lay off staff or close their doors if Congress enacts major cuts to the safety-net insurance program, experts say.

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The Ostomy MacGyver: How Linda Concepcion is Healing Patients (and Spirits) One Creative Solution at a Time

Minority Nurse

When it comes to wound and ostomy care, Linda Concepcion isnt just skilledshes legendary. Known around Holy Cross Health as The Ostomy MacGyver, Concepcions superpower lies in managing the toughest, most complex cases with creativity, compassion, and a signature dash of humor. I secure the pouch and save the shift, she says with a smile. One grateful patient even crowned her The G.O.A.T.a title Concepcion wears with pride.

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Millions could lose coverage under potential GOP Medicaid policies: CBO

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Congressional Budget Office expects states will replace about half of the reduced federal support with their own resources, and then reduce spending by cutting provider payment rates, optional benefits and enrollment.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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The monarch butterfly and medicine

Physicians Practice

Monarch butterfly migration teaches physicians how resilience, adaptability and longterm vision can power sustainable, patientfocused medical practices in todays evolving healthcare landscape.

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NIST Privacy Framework Updated to Incorporate Latest Cybersecurity Guidelines

The HIPAA Journal

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft update to its Privacy Framework to incorporate the latest cybersecurity guidelines and practices.The NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management is a voluntary tool that provides a set of strategies f 100 60289 0 60289 0 0 167k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 168k or organizations to adopt to improve their approach to protecting personal data.

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Democrats urge Republicans to focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Stopping MA insurers from inflating their reimbursement is a better strategy to save federal dollars than restricting benefits or cutting eligibility in Medicaid, the Democrat lawmakers wrote to GOP leadership this week.

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Cyber Insurance Provider Reports Fall in Claims Frequency in 2024

The HIPAA Journal

A new report from a leading cyber insurance provider shows a slight decline in claims for ransomware attacks in 2024. Claim amounts for ransomware-related losses were down 7% from the previous year, according to the Coalition 2025 Cyber Claims Report. Global claim frequency for all types of cyber events was also down 7% year-over-year, with the average claim amount remaining stable at an average of $115,000 globally and $108,000 in the United States.

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NewYork-Presbyterian lays off 2% of employees

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The health system said the cuts were motivated by “macroeconomic realities and anticipated challenges ahead.

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8 songs that set the right tone in your waiting room

Physicians Practice

Boost patient satisfaction and reduce waitingroom anxiety with this curated, eightsong playlist tailormade for medical practices.

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Providers keep 2025 outlooks in place amid uncertain operating landscape

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A quickly evolving political landscape and challenges to reliable revenue streams led major for-profit providers to exercise restraint and reaffirm their 2025 outlooks.

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Imagine360 Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $475,000

The HIPAA Journal

A settlement has received preliminary approval from a judge to resolve a class action complaint against Imagine360 over a 2023 hacking incident involving its Citrix file-sharing solution.Imagine360 is a Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania-based company that offers health plan administration and telemedicine services. On or around January 30, 2023, suspicious activity was identified within its Citrix file-sharing solution.

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Dutch Court Case On Drug Humira Assesses Whether Its Price Was ‘Excessive’

Forbes Healthcare

At the heart of the Dutch court case on Humira is the question of whether there ought to be limits to what a company can charge for medicines.

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Pros and cons of AI patient portal messages

Medical Economics

PCPs welcome AI as a time-saver, but new research shows that many failed to catch serious mistakes in AI-generated patient portal messages.

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AMA Picks WebMD Doctor With U.S. Health Policy Background As New CEO

Forbes Healthcare

The American Medical Association named as its new CEO Dr. John Whyte, an executive at WebMD who has also held roles at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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The administrative reckoning in health care: Why agentic AI may be the system’s only escape hatch

Medical Economics

With one-quarter of health care spending classified as waste, AI systems built to reasonnot just automatemay be key to restoring clinical capacity and operational trust.

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People Sharing ‘Cozymaxxing’ Tips Is A TikTokTrend

Forbes Healthcare

TikTokers have been using the hashtag #cozymaxxing to share their ways of getting more calm and comfort in their hectic lives. Here are 6 ways you can be cozymaxxing.

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Conflict Resolution in a Medical Office: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Practice Management Institute

Conflict Resolution in a Medical Office: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

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6 ways to beat burnout without quitting medicine

Medical Economics

Six evidence-based strategies to fight burnout, reclaim your time and stay in medicine.

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The truth about GLP-1 medications for weight loss: What every patient should know

KevinMD.com

For years, weight loss has been sold as a simple math problem: eat less, move more, and the pounds will melt away. But if that were true, we wouldn’t have an obesity epidemic affecting over 40 percent of adults in the U.S. Now, a new class of medicationsGLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and Read more The truth about GLP-1 medications for weight loss: What every patient should know originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician pay, HHS leadership, maternal health: a Senate roundup

Medical Economics

Make America Healthy Again, HHS all on the agenda this week in U.S. Senate.

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A world without antidepressants: What could possibly go wrong?

KevinMD.com

Imagine waking up one morning to a bold headline screaming: “New Global Law: All Antidepressants Abolished!” Just like that, no more Prozac, no more Zoloftno more of those little pills that have helped millions keep their balance while navigating life’s emotional tightrope. Pharmacy shelves are wiped clean overnight, and suddenly, one of the pillars of Read more A world without antidepressants: What could possibly go wrong?

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John Whyte, MD, MPH, named CEO of AMA

Medical Economics

Public health communicator and digital strategist to lead the American Medical Association the nations largest physician group.

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A Proud Republican Who Faced Off A Party Leader.and Won!

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE This past week, Trumps posting of himself as The Pope surfaced once again David Frenchs classic Christmas, 2024, New York Times column titled Why Are So Many Christians So Cruel? As I wrote at the time, French and his wife and three children have experienced the cruelty first hand since he openly expressed his opposition to Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential campaign.

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AccurKardia wins Best New Tech Solution for ECG at MedTech Breakthrough Awards

Medical Economics

AccurKardia's AccurECG wins "Best New Technology Solution for ECG," revolutionizing cardiac diagnostics with AI-driven, real-time ECG analysis for better patient outcomes.

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FDA, NIH announce food safety collaboration as FDA gives nod to 3 new natural food colorings

Medical Economics

Ultraprocessed foods, oil-based dyes are FDA targets as part of Make America Healthy Again initiative.

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Survey: Physicians fear seeking mental health support

Medical Economics

Physician burnout persists beyond pandemic, Sermo survey finds, and physicians are reluctant to seek help.

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The rise of early-onset cancers; new NASEM report urges action on Lyme infection-associated chronic illness; even short-term sleep loss raises risk of heart disease – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.