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COVID-19 Vaccine Removed From Immunization Schedule For Children, Pregnant Women

Forbes Healthcare

HHS secretary Kennedy announced that the COVID-19 vaccine no longer would be recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women. Experts criticized the change.

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How to build a Patient Participation Group you don’t secretly dread! – By Kay Keane

Practice Index

National Patient Participation Group (PPG) Awareness Week (3rd 9th June 2024) is almost here. For some, that might come with a wave of inspiration. For others, it might induce a flashback to that one meeting when someone brought a ten-page printout of complaints and a laminated spreadsheet of parking frustrations. Lets be honest, PPGs can sometimes feel like an uphill struggle.

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Nvidia Is Investing Billions In Healthcare—Especially With Robotics And Hardware

Forbes Healthcare

Nvidia is a powerful force that will certainly have meaningful impact in the healthcare space.

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The business lesson new doctors must unlearn

KevinMD.com

When graduating residents and fellows begin their careers as attending doctors, there is a wealth of financial advice out there. Grow into your salary slowly. Don’t buy a house right away. Get disability insurance. Plan ahead for the tax bomb that always takes attendings by surprise during that half-trainee/half-attending year. Today, we won’t discuss any Read more The business lesson new doctors must unlearn originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Insurance Is So Complicated, Even Doctors Don’t Know What You’ll Have To Pay

Forbes Healthcare

When given information on a patient's insurance coverage, physicians still had trouble estimating their out-of-pocket costs

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Primary care news round-up (22nd to 28th May 2025)

Practice Index

Row over fragmentation of primary care Changes to the NHS will lead to the end of one size fits all practices. The plans for neighbourhood health services will see movement away from the 1948 NHS system, said NHS E Primary Care Director Dr Claire Fuller, but there will still be a universal and improved primary care offer. The Royal College of GPs warned against the fragmentation of primary care.

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Leading physician groups condemn RFK Jr.'s decision to drop COVID-19 vaccine guidance for children, pregnant women

Medical Economics

Medical groups warn of eroding trust, reduced access and insurance fallout after HHS bypasses expert vaccine advisory panel.

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Jennifer Doudna: A Multi-Billion Dollar Market For CRISPR Therapies Is Possible

Forbes Healthcare

Doudna's insights on the future of CRISPR in medicine and agriculture, including the barriers that must be overcome to pave the way for a CRISPR blockbuster.

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Managing the latest pay rise: Practice Managers react to 4% uplift announcement

Practice Index

The Governments decision to accept the headline recommendations from the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) means a 4% increase has been recommended for salaried GPs, GP Partners, educators and practice staff. The good news is that a 4% increase will also be applied to the pay element of the GP contract (a change from the 2.8% originally planned before the review was accepted), with the intention of allowing practices to offer a similar uplift to all salaried practice staff.

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The Youngest Generation Will Bear The Highest Brunt Of Climate Extremes: Study

Forbes Healthcare

In a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, 52% of people born in 2020 will be exposed to climate-change-induced extreme weather events throughout their lifetime.

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Where doctors aren’t: New study shows why primary care shortages persist

Medical Economics

A new analysis shows that structural forces not patient need shape who gets primary care.

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Scientists Find A Market Ready Replacement For PFAS

Forbes Healthcare

Scientists develop a compostable, non-toxic alternative to PFAS using graphene oxideoffering a safer future for food packaging and children's health.

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Is CMS going to wreck ACOs with bad math?

Medical Economics

Aledade and ACOs press CMS to fix benchmarking error that could slash shared savings

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[Podcast] Alexis Johnson: Building a Future-Ready Healthcare Practice

Arkenea

In our podcast series Practice Pulse , we dive into the world of healthcare operations, technology, and leadership, featuring exclusive interviews with healthcare industry experts. We uncover the strategies, innovations, and real world insights that help medical practices streamline operations, enhance patient care, and drive growth. In this episode, we speak to Alexis Johnson, who serves as Chief Operating Officer at CarePoint Health and Wellness Center in Florida.

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AMA: Physician private practice ‘unraveling’ due to low payment, high costs, administrative burdens

Medical Economics

Factors across U.S. health care pose a dire threat to severely destabilized independent private practice, threatening patient access.

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NEW! Appraisals Manager

Practice Index

Annual appraisals are an important part of supporting and developing your team, and, when performed correctly with trackable and reportable targets and goals, they can be an effective way to retain and cultivate your staff. To help manage appraisals in your practice, we have launched Appraisals Manager, part of the HR Package , in the HUB. Features include: Manage all appraisals in one central place Track actions and objectives Monitor tasks and progress Allow the appraisee the option to add the

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Improving the digital health care experience for people with disabilities

Medical Economics

How health care organizations, including physicians practices, can address digital barriers and improve outcomes for patients with disabilities.

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BBHR: Improving Prescriber Continuity of Care Communications

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Building a Better Health Record (BBHR) As part of our documentation quality improvement initiative , we promote practical ways for clinicians to provide clear and actionable communication at transitions of care. Workflows for Prescriber Continuity of Care Communications Prior postings describe tools that can help clinicians request or confirm primary care services for patients.

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Moximed launches new trial comparing implantable knee device to non-surgical OA treatments

Medical Economics

Moximed initiates a trial for its MISHA Knee System, an alternative treatment for knee osteoarthritis, promising pain relief and improved mobility.

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Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity

Forbes Healthcare

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's HHS has cancelled Moderna's mRNA bird flu vaccine. That and new restrictions on Covid vaccines puts us at increased risk of deaths and a pandemic.

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Regular cannabis use is bad for the heart; home health agencies drop telehealth amid funding gaps; new eye surgery may boost AMD cell therapies – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Data security concerns hamper patient portal uptake: survey

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Seventeen percent of respondents who don’t use online portals said they haven’t adopted them due to security concerns, according to a survey from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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Nurse. Parent. Human. Why Self-Care Isn’t Optional When You Care for Everyone Else

Minority Nurse

Navigating a full-time nursing career while being a parent is tough. Caring for children is time-consuming and challenging, while working as a nurse requires professionals to be focused and on the job for long hours. It can be easy to burn out while overloaded with child and career responsibilities. Thats why prioritizing self-care can help you feel energized and rested.

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Elevance sues Georgia providers for allegedly gaming No Surprises arbitration

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Hospitalist Medicine Physicians, Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine and their billing provider HaloMd allegedly filed thousands of ineligible disputes into the arbitration process, costing the insurer millions of dollars.

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Democrat appropriators decry lack of spending transparency at HHS

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. sent a letter to the White House budget chief alleging that federal agencies, including the HHS, aren’t adequately disclosing their spending plans.

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Abortion providers could face more prosecution under Trump, experts say

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has indicated she wants to help challenge shield laws that protect clinicians offering abortion care, but the administration has sent mixed messages.

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