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Crossing State Lines: PA Licensure Compact Coming Soon
Soon PAs in Delaware, Nebraska, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia will be able to practice across state lines.
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Follow-Up Outcomes Data Often Missing for FDA Drug Approvals Based on Surrogate Markers
As the FDA’s use of surrogate endpoints in the drug approval process is increasing, researchers are concerned important postapproval or validation...
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Specialists Are ‘Underwater’ With Some Insurance-Preferred Biosimilars
Legislative or regulatory action is unlikely to address the current negative reimbursement situation for office-based infusion of certain...
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Chatbots Seem More Empathetic Than Docs in Cancer Discussions
AI gives readable, high quality, and empathetic responses to social media queries about cancer.
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Rural Health System ‘Teetering on Brink’ of Collapse, Says AMA
Rural doctors are leaving the field because of reduced reimbursements and cumbersome administrative tasks.
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Jumpstart Your AI Learning: The Very Best Resources for Doctors
Several clinical societies have issued guidance on how best to use AI in practice.
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Prospect of Better Hours, Less Burnout Fuels Locum Tenens
Improving work hours and burnout were leading reasons why physicians and advanced practice professionals turned to locum tenens assignments,...
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This Tech Will Change Your Practice Sooner Than You Think
Drone deliveries, AI scribes, 3D printers, virtual reality, and others are technologies that are accessible for use today.
From the Journals
Poor Use of ICD-10 Rheumatology Codes Suggests New Approach Needed for ICD-11 Adoption
Inflammatory arthritis codes increased from 14 to 425 from ICD-9 to ICD-10, yet only nine codes were commonly used in practice from 2015 to 2021...
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Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change
In June, Oregon PAs will be referred to as Physician Associates, a title change from Physician Assistants being debated nationwide.
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Are Direct-to-Consumer Microbiome Tests Clinically Useful?
The lack of reliability has been shown by experts who have tested the tests.