Fri.Mar 21, 2025

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Why Executive Health Physicals Make Me Nuts

Sensible Medicine

One of my patients recently had an executive physical. The eight-page report arrived in my in-basket. This happens regularly enough, two or three times a month, that it shouldn’t bother me anymore. This essay is about why it still does. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive all posts, consider becoming a paid subscriber. I joke that my practice has evolved to become a selective one.

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Trump Must Challenge Foreign Freeloading, Not Copy It

Forbes Healthcare

The United States possesses numerous trade tools and diplomatic levers to compel foreign countries to pay prices that reflect the true value of American-developed medicines. We need to use them.

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Response to Nurses in Media: Beyond Institutional Control and the CNO’s Directive

Minority Nurse

We appreciate the ongoing dialogue surrounding the role of nurses in media and how healthcare organizations engage with media professionals and nursing. However, we must address some misinterpretations in the response to the article, Nurses’ Voices in Media: Strategies for Chief Nursing Officers. Our work with Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) is informed by the Woodhull study revisited and our experience as journalists.

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A Scientific, Economic And Ethical Reflection On Women's (Health) History

Forbes Healthcare

As we come to the end of Womens History Month and acknowledging their significant impact on society, we must also talk about womens health.

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Nebraska Enacts Law Protecting Companies from Class Action Liability for Cyber Events

The HIPAA Journal

On March 17, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 241 into law, which limits class action liability for private entities for cybersecurity events. The new law will take effect three months from the adjournment of the Nebraska Legislatures 2025 session. Several states have now passed laws that give companies a degree of protection against class action data breach lawsuits.

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The Prototype: Dark Energy May Be Evolving

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Quantum industry revenues exceed $1.4 billion, using nanoparticles to fight cancer, why you should invite a friend out to lunch and more.

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Insurance Coverage For Ozempic, Zepbound Went Down In 2025

Forbes Healthcare

While the number of prescription fills for GLP-1 receptor agonists has continued to increase, health Insurance coverage for meds like Ozempic and Zepbound has decreased.

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Match Day explained: A stressful milestone for future physicians

Medical Economics

Today, March 21, is Match Day 2025, when stressed out medical school graduates find out if they got into the residency program of their dreams.

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Why You Should Start Skipping, According To The Huberman Lab Podcast

Forbes Healthcare

Why Skipping is the Ultimate Plyometric Exercise Most think of skipping as something kids do on the playground, but according to McMillan, its one of the most effecti.

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DEA, HHS delay telehealth buprenorphine prescribing rule again

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The final rule, which allows registered clinicians to prescribe up to an initial six-month supply of the drug used to treat opioid use disorder via telehealth, will now go into effect Dec. 31.

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Sword Health, the Hinge Health S1 and me

The Healthcare Blog

By MATTHEW HOLT The big news in the comeback of digital health is that Hinge Health filed its S1 and is looking to go public soon. I suspect that theyd have preferred to get the IPO done late last year when the AI bubble was expanding rather than deflating, but timing the market is tough! Nonetheless hinge is almost profitable and at over $350m in revenue at a growth clip of some 75% last year, in terms of a show pony to trot out, its about as good as the digital health field has got.

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Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, according to researchers and provider groups.

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The hidden cost of health care: How rising debt threatens your access to care

KevinMD.com

Before a discussion of entitlements and welfare programs is started, a primer on the fiscal situation of the country seems appropriate. Service on the national debt is now second only to Social Security as a government expenditure. The debt is now about $36 trillion. Government revenues are 18 percent of GDP. Spending is 25 percent Read more The hidden cost of health care: How rising debt threatens your access to care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Revenue cycle management: What key performance indicators should practices focus on?

Medical Economics

Errors in coding, delayed claim submissions, or ineffective patient collections can result in significant revenue losses, impacting a practices ability to invest in staff, technology, and patient care.

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Considering AI for Your Practice? Uncover Key Takeaways from This Case Study.

Physicians Practice

The main goal is to provide decision-makers in healthcare with clear, actionable insights and data. By simplifying complex challenges, we ensure they understand the issues facing the sector, such as healthcare call centers, AI service agents, and front desk staff overload. We equip them with the knowledge needed to navigate these challenges and highlight how AI tools can help overcome them, empowering them to thrive in an evolving healthcare landscape.

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Infections love junk food

Medical Economics

High-fat diet may weaken immune response, study finds

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Large Language Models in Medicine: Avoid These Pitfalls

Mobius MD

Healthcare is using large language models (LLMs) to help physicians make decisions, streamline clinical documentation, diagnose medical images, and much more. As these artificial intelligence solutions gain traction, its important that providers understand LLMs and how to use them ethically. Weve written a lot about LLMs when discussing key applications of AI in healthcare.

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Revenue cycle management: How to reduce claim denials

Medical Economics

Errors in coding, delayed claim submissions, or ineffective patient collections can result in significant revenue losses, impacting a practices ability to invest in staff, technology, and patient care.

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2025-2026 Doximity Residency Navigator Program Director Hub

Doximity

Preparing for the 2025-2026 Residency Navigator Welcome to the 2025-2026 Residency Navigator season. Last year, 90% of 4th-year medical students used Doximitys Residency Navigator to discover and explore over 4,000 residency programs across 28 specialties, 275,000 ratings and hand-written reviews, alumni maps, specialization analyses, and more. Weve created this toolkit for Program Directors, Program Coordinators, and Program Administrators to help answer frequently asked questions and provide g

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Match 2025: ACP, AAFP tout new doctors heading for internal, family medicine

Medical Economics

Internal medicine is single largest training specialty, according to figures from medical groups.

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9 ways to ensure you collect patient fees

Physicians Practice

Struggling with patient payments? Learn nine proven strategies to improve collections and protect your practices bottom line.

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S1. Ep 13: Medical Economics Pulse, March 21, 2025: Louisiana drops mass vax efforts, it's really not an emergency, pancreatic cancer test

Medical Economics

Medical Economics Pulse is a quick-hitting news podcast that keeps busy physicians in the know. Here are your headlines for March 21, 2025.

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How Healthcare Staffing Professionals Ensure Quality Care for Patients

We Care Online

The Backbone of Quality Healthcare Healthcare staffing professionals play a crucial role in ensuring patients receive high-quality care. From hospitals to private clinics, these experts bridge the gap between medical facilities and qualified healthcare workers. Without them, staffing shortages could lead to burnout, increased errors, and declining patient satisfaction.

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Imagine a world without preventive care

Medical Economics

Primary care must lead the way in elevating dementia to the same priority level as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes

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Red Adair, oil well fires and defending your fees

Physicians Practice

Discussing costs with patients is a conversation many physicians avoid, but they're doing their practice a disservice.

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Bladder cancer: Challenges, innovations and opportunities for primary care physicians

Medical Economics

Because early detection is key, here is what clinicians should know about advanced strategies and emerging treatments to optimize patient outcomes in bladder cancer management.

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AHA; Health-ISAC Warn U.S. Hospitals About Potential Terror Threat

The HIPAA Journal

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) have issued a joint threat bulletin warning hospitals about a potential coordinated multi-city terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming weeks. On March 18, 2025, the AHA and Health-ISAC observed a social media post about potential coordinated terrorist attacks on U.S. hospitals by ISIS-K, a division of the jihadist group Islamic State.

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This smartwatch metric could be the key to tracking heart health; federal cuts halt National Diabetes Prevention Program; AHRQ research on interventions for bereaved individuals – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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New York Woman Avoids Jail for Criminal HIPAA Violation

The HIPAA Journal

A New York woman has avoided a jail term for a criminal violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), having been sentenced to probation. She must also pay thousands of dollars in restitution. On March 23, 2023, Tonya DAgostino, 53, of Farmington, New York, mailed a parcel via USPS Priority Mail to an individual in Medina, New York.

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Risk assessments: The best tools for clinical settings

Medical Economics

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about common risk assessment tools.

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On Other Channels.

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here. Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view. General Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] Netcare Update - Connect Care Clinic-Administered Medication Information FAQ Why were my discharged patient's DI orders cancelled?