Business of Medicine
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Government Accuses Health System of Paying Docs Outrageous Salaries for Patient Referrals
Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System changed its compensation model to entice revenue-generating doctors.
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SUNY Downstate Emergency Medicine Doc Charged With $1.5M Fraud
EM doc accused of tax fraud, larceny, and falsifying records in case of using business credit card for personal expenses.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Approves First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor
This T-cell receptor therapy modifies existing receptors to recognize an array of antigens on the surface of cancer cells.
Commentary
Insurers’ Rules and AI for Preauthorization: ‘Ethically Nuts,’ Says Ethicist
I don’t think I’ve seen anything screwier, from a moral point of view, than the system we have that allows for preauthorization by third-party...
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Underserved Families Share Ways to Improve Access to Pediatric Dermatologists
Barriers to receiving pediatric dermatology care included distrust of the healthcare system, distance to the hospital, and household income.
The Optimized Doctor
The Rise of the Scribes
AI scribes will be ubiquitous soon; I’m fast and even for me they save time.
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Doctor on Death Row: Ahmad Reza Djalali Begins Hunger Strike
Iranian-born doctor renowned for his work in disaster medicine was falsely charged and sentenced to death in Iran.
Feature
Greater Transparency of Oncologists’ Pharma Relationships Needed
Reducing industry payments to hematologists and oncologists could benefit patients, say experts.
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Push, Fail, Push Harder: Olympic Athletes Who Became MDs
The consensus is that, yes, there are specific characteristics elite athletes develop that physicians — regardless of their athletic background —...
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Revamping Resident Schedules to Reduce Burnout
Fueled by resident health and patient safety concerns, the movement is a shift from the previous 24- to 36-hour call duty schedules.
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Medicare Rates in 2025 Would Cut Pay For Docs by 3%
The cut, proposed on July 11, is mainly due to the 5-year freeze in the physician schedule base rate mandated by MACRA.