Boston Children's feeling financial expansion woes before breaking ground on $1.1B project

The hospital is finding that paying to uproot and relocate individuals has its price.

By Jeff Byers • June 16, 2016

Patients report limited benefits from accountable care

Gaps currently exist between what patients need and what they are actually receiving, according to a recent survey.

By Heather Caspi • June 16, 2016

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

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Physician groups: IT MACRA requirements jeopardize independence

Small practices with five or fewer physicians blame technological, staffing and financial barriers to complying with the proposed implementation regulations, according to a recent report.

By Ana Mulero • June 16, 2016

AMA adopts telemedicine guidelines for 'ethical practice'

The new guidelines maintain that a coordinated effort is needed to achieve telemedicine goals and avoid pitfalls.

By Ana Mulero • June 16, 2016

Slavitt shares 3 tips to improve value-based payments

CMS wants to give practices more flexibility to adapt the Quality Payment Program to their unique needs and make adjustments over time.

By Meg Bryant • June 15, 2016

AmSurg finally meets its merger match with Envision deal

The combined company will have a $10 billion market capitalization.

By Jeff Byers • June 15, 2016

Antibiotic resistance: Can the clock be turned back?

For years, doctors took a “better safe than sorry” approach to antibiotics. That may be wrong, a CDC official posits.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2016

Federal health officials weigh in on addressing superbugs

At least 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions is unnecessary, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report stated.

By Ana Mulero • June 14, 2016

What 'quackery' is this? AMA's Madara skewers digital health's 'snake oil'

"We were told that interoperability was the future; we didn't expect that it would always be in the future," he said during the organization's annual meeting.

By Ana Mulero • June 14, 2016

AMA delegates to vote on guidelines for ethical telemedicine

As healthcare coverage for Americans expands, more telehealth vendors are offering remote medical services.

By Meg Bryant • June 10, 2016

California's assisted death law takes effect this week

While physicians can prescribe lethal medications to patients with only a few months to live, they aren’t allowed to administer them. 

By Meg Bryant • June 10, 2016

Mount Sinai's new dept has its eye on changing global health

The new Department of Health System Design and Global Health's goals include designing next-generation care models, cost-effective business models, and user-centric technologies

By Meg Bryant • June 10, 2016

FitBit launches FitBit Group Health

The launch centers on corporate wellness partners, insurers, clinical researchers and weight management leaders. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 9, 2016

Big IT ideas for small practices

Despite financial and technical challenges, EHR and physician-focused social media apps can offer real benefits for solo and small medical practices.

By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2016

New obesity study shares grim results

Obesity in women has grown while 5.8% of children were found to be morbidly obese.

By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2016

Syphilis screening recs reaffirmed amid growing incidence

Between 2005 and 2014, the number of new syphilis cases in the U.S. grew from 5,979 to nearly 20,000.

By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2016

More docs paid for value-base care, but far from majority

Traditional fee-for-service care still dominates the southwestern U.S., driving costs up in that region.

By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2016

Medtronic's surgical robot to boost revenue in 2019

The world's largest standalone medical device maker said its robot will initially launch in India. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 8, 2016

National Cancer Institute launches Genomic Data Commons to share data

The unified data system, which will operate out of the University of Chicago, promotes genomic and clinical data sharing between researchers.

By Nina Flanagan • June 7, 2016

California rejects physician probation notification bill

Physicians in the state placed on probation by the Medical Board of California would have been required to notify patients.

By Nina Flanagan • June 7, 2016

Obama opposes VA privatization

During an interview with The Gazette, the president said he is happy with current VA Secretary Robert McDonald.

By Nina Flanagan • June 7, 2016

You can't do that in healthcare: 5 tips on staying true to HIPAA

Doctors should establish documented social media use policies and procedures and see that everyone within the practice follows them consistently.

By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2016

Spotlight on medical errors evokes stakeholders' involvement

With medical errors now designated as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., experts stress cultivating a culture of safety. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2016

California regs find hospital broke law not reporting outbreak of dirty scopes

Eleven of at least 16 patients who were infected by contaminated medical scopes died at Huntington Hospital.

By Ana Mulero • June 3, 2016

Cancer Moonshot gets boost from new data-sharing network

The Oncology Precision Network will launch with 100,000 datasets in its database.

By Meg Bryant • June 3, 2016