Mon.May 12, 2025

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What Happens To Medicine When Machines Are As Good As Doctors?

Forbes Healthcare

Imagine if every physician had a virtual clinical partner as knowledgeable and reliable as they are. With AGI, that day may be closer than most people expect.

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When Star Ratings Backfire: How CMS Could Better Support Health In Medicare Advantage

The Healthcare Blog

By EMMANUEL ANIMASHAUN The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings system represents a cornerstone of quality assessment in Medicare Advantage (MA), designed to empower consumers with transparent information while rewarding plans that deliver superior care. Yet recent developments, particularly the seismic downgrading of Humanas ratings reveal an unintended consequence: a system created to measure and incentivize quality may now be actively undermining it.

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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts including work requirement, provider tax freeze

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is backing more moderate reforms to Medicaid. But Republicans’ policy proposals would still result in millions of Americans losing health insurance.

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You don’t know what happened on the call they just took…

Practice Index

In a recent survey carried out amongst Managers in the IGPM Member WhatsApp groups and via Practice Index, an astonishing 80% reported that their reception teams suffered abuse on the telephone every single day, with the majority reporting this happened numerous times a day. The IGPM has launched a new public campaign, ideal for practice waiting rooms and across social media to show how the calls the reception team takes daily can impact their mental health and wellbeing.

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Potential Medicaid cuts spark debate over health care in federal budget

Medical Economics

Republican committee chair says Medicaid claims are unfounded, but advocacy groups, Democrats are predicting dire consequences.

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Best Countries To Outsource Software Development: Why India Reigns

Arkenea

In 2025, US businesses face unprecedented challenges finding affordable, quality tech talent. The solution? Look to India, where an elite ecosystem of developers delivers world-class results at a fraction of domestic costs. The Indisputable Case: Why India is the Premier Destination for Software Development Outsourcing The global outsourcing landscape offers numerous options for businesses seeking to optimize their software development.

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How ESL Classes in Nevada Help Immigrants Adjust to Life in the U.S.

Northwest Career College

Moving to a new country can be exhilarating, and one of the biggest challenges most face upon relocating to the United States is the language barrier. If one does not speak the language, finding a job, communicating with others in the neighborhood, and understanding basic signs and directions can be quite an ordeal. What is an ESL Program? ESL classes are designed to teach English to students whose first language is not English.

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Succeeding in value-based payment: Aligning incentives for the whole team

Medical Economics

Joshua M. Liao, MD, explains how practices can effectively include non-clinical staff in performance incentives.

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Omada Health files for IPO

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Omada, which offers chronic condition management programs, is following in the footsteps of Hinge Health to become the latest digital health firm to brave the public markets in recent months.

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Georgia & Missouri Healthcare Providers Notify Patients About 2024 Hacking Incidents

The HIPAA Journal

The Neurological Institute of Savannah & Center for Spine and East Central Missouri Behavioral Health Services have started notifying individuals about hacking incidents and data breaches that occurred last year. The Neurological Institute of Savannah & Center for Spine The Neurological Institute of Savannah & Center for Spine (NeuroSav) in Georgia has announced a data breach from last summer.

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Unlocking the future of research: The power of harmonized global real-world data

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Research is evolving. Discover how harmonized global real-world data is unlocking powerful insights.

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Texas Health and Human Services Commission Affected by Insider Breach at Business Associate

The HIPAA Journal

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has been affected by an insider breach at one of its business associates, Maximus US Services. The unauthorized access was discovered by the Texas HHSC while investigating its own insider data breach. In January 2025, the Texas HHSC announced that several employees had accessed the protected health information of approximately 61,104 individuals without authorization over the previous three and a half years.

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The importance of paying attention to malpractice trends

Physicians Practice

Jennifer Wiggins, CEO of Aegis Malpractice Solutions, walks us through why it is important for practice managers to stay abreast of malpractice trends.

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Succeeding in value-based payment: Choosing the right model

Medical Economics

Joshua M. Liao, MD, outlines three critical factors primary care physicians should consider when deciding between value-based care models.

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Labor Unions Call for Stronger Enforcement of Cal/OSHA Compliance

The HIPAA Journal

The California Labor for Climate Justice (CLCJ), a coalition of 16 labor unions, is urging lawmakers in the state to strengthen Cal/OSHA to better protect workers from climate-related hazards in the workplace, protect workers from climate-related economic disruptions, and increase enforcement of Cal/OSHA compliance. OSHA compliance is required to protect workers across the United States by creating a safe working environment, although some states have adopted their own safety and health standard

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Succeeding in value-based payment: How can small practices navigate patient attribution

Medical Economics

Joshua M. Liao, MD, discusses the importance of patient attribution in value-based payment models and how small practices can get it right.

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Tricuspid Valve Interventions and its Dubious Evidence

Sensible Medicine

I have a great (and sad) story to tell today. It’s about hubris and the need for proper control arms in device trials. The reason control arms popped in my head was an unusually candid editorial in JAMA regarding the management of tricuspid regurgitation. The authors criticize the evidence base underpinning the new push to intervene on the tricuspid valve.

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Succeeding in value-based payment: Keeping patients engaged

Medical Economics

Joshua M. Liao, MD, offers advice for practices trying to keep patients engaged and connected in a fragmented care environment.

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Background Checks for Healthcare Employees

The HIPAA Journal

Background checks for healthcare employees are an important safeguard in environments in which the well-being of patients and the integrity of the care are paramount. Pre-employment screening for healthcare workers – and frequent re-screening thereafter – can also help mitigate the risk of fraud and theft for healthcare organizations. All healthcare providers are required to conduct background checks for healthcare employees.

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Juggling It All: How Keith Carlson Turns a Nontraditional Nursing Career into a Powerhouse of Impact

Minority Nurse

When you think of a nurse, you probably picture scrubs, stethoscopes, and a buzzing hospital floor. But Keith Carlson? He’s rewriting the script. “My name is Keith Carlson ,” he says, “and I have an unusual nursing career at this point in time.” Unusual might be putting it lightly. Carlson is a travel medicine specialist, nurse entrepreneur, career coach , freelance writer, popular podcast host with over 500 episodes, and occasional keynote speaker.

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As Rite Aid Closes Stores, Don’t Look For CVS Or Walgreens To Buy Them

Forbes Healthcare

News that Rite Aid is sell off its assets amid a bankruptcy doesnt mean shuttered brick-and-mortar stores will re-open under a CVS Health or Walgreens banner.

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‘Your Body, Your Health Care’ — a study of physicians, patients and informed consent in medicine

Medical Economics

A new volume by a physician author examines the history and current state of patient autonomy in health care.

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Angel City FC’s Ali Riley Shares IVF Journey Alongside Mira

Forbes Healthcare

Riley's partnership with Mira supports her advocacy work to create more information, transparency, and autonomy for women athletes, and women alike about their bodies.

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Medicaid Budget Cuts: Hospitals will bear the burden, we will pay the price

The Healthcare Blog

By LINDA RIDDELL & THOMAS WILSON Recent discussions over Medicaid budget cuts invite us to look more deeply into the house-of-cards that, when it collapses, will hit the states and low-income households hardest. But we will all be harmed. Some states get 80% of their Medicaid funding from the federal government, as a recent Wall Street Journal article, Medicaid Insures Millions of Americans.

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FDA appoints first-ever Chief AI Officer; the first at-home HPV test for cervical cancer screening is approved; Assertio to pay $3.6M for illegally marketing fentanyl spray beyond approved use – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Practice tip of the week: DIY marketing

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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Veradigm taps AI to expand real-world insights on GLP-1 drug use

Medical Economics

Veradigm leverages AI to enhance real-world evidence for GLP-1 drugs, revealing insights on patient adherence, side effects, and treatment outcomes.

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The importance of prevention and primary care models and how AI can elevate them

Physicians Practice

AIdriven preventive care empowers primary care physicians to curb soaring health care costs and improve outcomes for the 194million U.S. adults living with chronic conditions.

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Ep. 64: The new standard for medical malpractice with Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD

Medical Economics

Daniel Aaron, MD, JD, an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, joins the show to talk about the new legal standard for assessing medical negligence.

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Ep. 64: The new standard for medical malpractice with Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD

Physicians Practice

Daniel Aaron, MD, JD, an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, joins the show to talk about the new legal standard for assessing medical negligence.

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Embracing MAHA: Can physicians and other clinicians find advantages in movement to Make America Healthy Again?

Medical Economics

Panel discusses need for communication and importance of primary care in relation to oncology and cancer treatments.