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Gene Therapy For Inherited Disease In Infants

Forbes Healthcare

As newborn screening and rapid DNA sequencing become routine, we are poised to catch and treat inherited diseases at their earliest stages.

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Share of physicians working in private practice continues to fall: AMA

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Fewer doctors are working in practices they own as hospitals and private equity firms buy up medical groups.

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Why Blood Test For Early Detection Of Alzheimer’s Disease Matters

Forbes Healthcare

A blood test to detect biomarkers for Alzheimers disease could bring diagnosis into everyday clinical practice. This may in turn support earlier intervention approaches.

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Demystifying remote patient monitoring: What it is and why it matters to your practice

Physicians Practice

Explore how remote patient monitoring transforms chronic disease management, enhancing patient engagement and practice efficiency while driving new revenue opportunities.

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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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Employers Still Reluctant To Cover Obesity Meds, But Lower Costs May Change This

Forbes Healthcare

While employers arent yet reimbursing weight loss drugs en masse, significantly reduced net costs could affect their future coverage decisions.

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Teva’s Layoffs Signal Deeper Fault Lines In The Pharmaceutical Business Model

Forbes Healthcare

Tevas layoffs highlight a stark reality: generic drugs no longer offer a reliable path to growth in the U.S. market.

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Grads of top medical schools less likely to practice in underserved areas: study

Medical Economics

Nation has been fighting geographic disparities for more than 50 years with limited progress, commentators say.

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Consumers Are Keen to Invest in Health and Well-Being – But Show Them the Evidence

Health Populi

Consumers around the world feel more invested than ever in what makes people feel both well and prosperous, we learn in the NielsenIQ Global State of Health & Wellness 2025 survey report. But there’s a trust deficit that must be healed in order for a health consumer to invest in services and products that feed health and well-being. NIQ fielded the survey research online in January and February 2025 among nearly 19,000 adults living in 19 countries: Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Rep

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GAO appoints internal medicine physician, health care AI entrepreneur as new MedPAC members

Medical Economics

MedPAC is a key adviser to Congress on Medicare pay for physicians.

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Navigating the Challenges as a Newly Certified Substance Abuse Counselor in California

Intercoast

Table of contents 1. Managing High Caseloads and Limited Resources 2. Working with Diverse Populations 3. Addressing Co-occurring Disorders 4. Ethical and Legal Considerations 5. Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue 6. Client Resistance and High Relapse Rates 7. Keeping Up with Advances in the Field 8. Balancing Administrative Duties with Clinical Work 9.

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8 tips from physicians to battle vaccine skepticism

Medical Economics

Doctors give advice on the best ways to engage patients and develop trust to prevent illness.

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Why Diversity in Healthcare Incident Reporting Matters

Performance Health

A 2023 scoping review by The Joint Commission revealed that patients from minoritized communities are more likely to experience adverse safety events but less likely to have those events reported through voluntary reporting systems. This alarming disparity underscores the critical need to enhance diversity in healthcare incident reporting systems to ensure more inclusive healthcare for all patients, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.

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Ep. 67: Immigration policy and the physician shortage with Thomas E. Price, M.D.

Medical Economics

Tom Price, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and former secretary of HHS joins the show to talk about how immigration policy reform could help address the health care workforce shortage.

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Ep. 67: Immigration policy and the physician shortage with Thomas E. Price, M.D.

Physicians Practice

Tom Price, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and former secretary of HHS joins the show to talk about how immigration policy reform could help address the health care workforce shortage.

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Mergers and acquisitions and economics trends for the practice management sector

Medical Economics

What to make of the market right now? Here are insights on factors driving consolidation and strategies to build value in the physician practice management sector.

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Split/Shared Billing in Emergency Medicine: Why Attestation Matters More Than Ever

Physicians Practice

Emergency Medicine is EvolvingAnd So Are the Billing Rules Team-based care is now the norm in emergency departments, but outdated billing practices are putting revenue and compliance at risk. In this must-read article, Michael Jeffery, President of Emergency Medicine at Coronis Health, breaks down what every ED leader needs to know about split/shared billing, recent CMS rule changes, and the critical role of attestation.

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BiVACOR artificial heart earns FDA Breakthrough Device status

Medical Economics

BiVACOR's magnetic artificial heart gains FDA Breakthrough Device status, promising a revolutionary solution for severe heart failure patients.

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Cotton Scrub Caps: Clinical Fit and Function Review

We Care Online

Medical scrub caps are no longer just a hospital uniform requirement they are becoming an essential choice for healthcare professionals who value comfort, hygiene, sustainability, and style. As more nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other clinical workers spend extended hours in hospitals and operating rooms, the demand for headwear that goes beyond basic utility is growing.

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Redefining medical malpractice insurance to help physicians thrive

Medical Economics

Medical malpractice insurance needs an update

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Practice tip of the week: Leading a medical practice

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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Workspace ONE Upgrade - Wednesday June 4, 2025, 01:00-05:00

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Workspace ONE Mobility Technologies will be taking a scheduled upgrade on Wednesday June 4, 2025, from 01:00 to 05:00. During the upgrade process, Workspace ONE new device enrollments and managed mobile application downloads will not be available. The Connect Care mobility apps (Haiku, Limerick and Canto) will remain available to existing devices and users during this time.

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U.S. Dermatology Partners Announce June 2024 Cyberattack & Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

Data breaches have recently been announced by U.S. Dermatology Partners in Texas, the Smith Institute for Urology in New York, Shore Medical Center in New Jersey, Connections for Kids in Maine, and the Missouri Department of Conservation. U.S. Dermatology Partners, Texas U.S. Dermatology Partners (USDP), a network of more than 100 dermatology practices in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia, has recently announced a June 2024 cyberattack and data breach.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences: What They Are and How to Screen for Them

Relias

Adverse childhood experiences can have long-term effects on development. Indeed, ACEs are linked to the onset of mental health and physical health problems in childhood and adulthood. Screening clients for ACEs is a natural extension of trauma-informed care, as it recognizes the role of trauma in negative health outcomes. Understanding these experiences and the effects they can have will help behavioral health professionals provide better whole-person care to their clients.

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Exercise is Great but It’s Not a Cancer Drug

Sensible Medicine

The CHALLENGE trial tested cancer outcomes from a structured exercise program. NEJM published the study, more than a 100 news sites covered it, and hundreds reposted it on social media. So you know the results were positive. Hugely positive, in fact. And who, I ask, does not love the story that exercise vanquishes cancer? Sensible Medicine is a place to get the real story.

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Top 5 Reputation Management Strategies in Healthcare: Building Trust and Driving Growth

Relias

In todays digital-first world, a healthcare organizations reputation is shaped as much online as it is in the exam room. Patients dont just rely on word of mouth anymore they turn to Google, online review sites, and social media to inform their choices. A strong reputation can be a growth engine, while a weak or unmanaged one can erode patient trust and volume.

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Designer of the first permanent artificial heart dies at 79; the mediterranean diet could surpass low FODMAP for IBS relief; new pain therapy for advanced cancer patients – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Cal/OSHA Seeks Comment Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation Discussion Draft

The HIPAA Journal

Cal/OSHA is working on an update to the 2023 legislation that introduced a new requirement for employers in California to develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan.Senate Bill 553, Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry , was signed into law on September 30, 2023, and took effect on July 1, 2024. The legislation requires employers to develop, implement, and maintain a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, the main components of which are: Prohibiting employee retaliatio

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Physician groups warn of bad effects on health care as Senate takes up Big Beautiful Bill

Medical Economics

Speculation mounts on potential changes and timing for federal spending plan already approved in House of Representatives.

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House and Senate Bills Seek to Expand Osh Act to Cover Public Sector Workers

The HIPAA Journal

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), for himself and on behalf of Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ben Ray Lujn (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) has recently introduced the Public Service Worker Protection Act, which seeks to expand the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act to extend protections to public employees at the federal, state, and local levels.

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I’m Sensing Some Future

The Healthcare Blog

By KIM BELLARD One of my frequent laments is that here we are, a quarter of the way into the 21 st century, yet too much of our health care system still looks like the 20 th century, and not enough like the 22 nd century. Its too slow, too reactive, too imprecise, and uses too much brute force. I want a health care system that seems more futuristic, that does things more elegantly.