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Federal Bill Seeks AI Tools to Stop Medicare Fraud
The legislation would direct the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to test the use of predictive risk-scoring algorithms in finding fraud...
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Doctors With Limited Vacation Have Increased Burnout Risk
Those who took less vacation and worked during their time off displayed higher emotional exhaustion and reported feeling less fulfilled in their...
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The Emerging Physician-Scientist Crisis in America
Compared to 30 years ago when 4.7% of American doctors worked as physician-scientists, only 1.5% currently work in this capacity now.
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Dana-Farber Moves to Retract, Correct Dozens of Cancer Papers Amid Allegations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts six papers and corrects more than 30 after data changes found.
Opinion
Why Don’t Physicians Call In Sick?
We can work to overcome this institutional taboo against staying home when we do get sick. Work out a system of mutual coverage for such...
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Best Practices for Hiring, Training, Retaining Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers
Advanced practice providers are a cornerstone of strategies to bolster the shortage of rheumatologist across the United States, and here are many...
Opinion
How much would you bet on a diagnosis?
For much of the work we do, precise likelihoods aren't critical. Yet, it can be important in decision making and in discussing probabilities, such...
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Oncologists Sound the Alarm About Rise of White Bagging
For years, oncologist John DiPersio had faced frustrating encounters with insurers that cover medications only through a process called white...
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New Federal Rule for Prior Authorizations a ‘Major Win’ for Patients, Doctors
A long-awaited federal rule on prior authorization was hailed by physicians’ groups for streamlining burdensome procedures and forcing insurers to...
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Biosimilar Business Deals Keep Up ‘Musical Chairs’ Game of Formulary Construction
The FTC has frowned upon manufacturers owning PBMs and allowing them to construct their own formularies in the past, so why is it allowing CVS...
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Time Off Isn’t Really Off-Time for Most Physicians, Study Finds
The majority of physicians still did work-related tasks while on vacation last year, according to study.