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Physicians React: End Retaliation Against Docs Who Speak Out Physicians React: End Retaliation Against Docs Who Speak Out
Physicians are calling out administrators who are retaliating against their peers for speaking out on safety issues such as the lack of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - October 13, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Malpractice Case: Being Passive About Referrals Can Be Risky Malpractice Case: Being Passive About Referrals Can Be Risky
Overlooking key steps in the patient hand-off can lead to missing information and trigger treatment mishaps.Cooperative of American Physicians (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - October 6, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news

Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due
Some hospital administrators have called the federal COVID-19 emergency loans a ' payday loan program ' that is now, brutally, due for repayment -- at a time when hospitals still need help.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - October 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news

Med School Applicants Up 17%, Pandemic Role Unclear Med School Applicants Up 17%, Pandemic Role Unclear
The COVID-19 pandemic may have moved up the timetable for some or pushed others who were on the fence to apply, experts said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Med Students News Source Type: news

Copperhead Snake Strikes During a Patient's Outdoor Televisit Copperhead Snake Strikes During a Patient's Outdoor Televisit
When setting up for an outdoor telemedicine visit, the patient ' s family failed to see a copperhead lurking among the rocks.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies From Pancreatic Cancer Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies From Pancreatic Cancer
The 87-year-old diminutive but fiery jurist was a three-time cancer survivor and became the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court when President Bill Clinton appointed her in 1993.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Alert Source Type: news

How a National Patient Safety Plan Can Help Clinicians How a National Patient Safety Plan Can Help Clinicians
Drafted before the pandemic, the authors say their attention to healthcare workforce safety in the plan is particularly salient during COVID-19.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 16, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news

AMA Releases 2021 Overhaul of E/M Service Codes AMA Releases 2021 Overhaul of E/M Service Codes
The American Medical Association says 2021 CPT changes include steps intended to reduce"irrelevant administrative burdens that led to time-wasting note bloat and box checking."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Two PR Employees at FDA Fired After Plasma Therapy Controversy Two PR Employees at FDA Fired After Plasma Therapy Controversy
The warnings by two public relations experts at the FDA against overpromoting convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19 reportedly led to their removal.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

When Your Patient Is Poor: Dx Coding for Financial Hardship When Your Patient Is Poor: Dx Coding for Financial Hardship
Adding a diagnostic code for poverty and other environmental factors that affect health can provide useful information.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

What if Your Patient Is Technology-Challenged? What if Your Patient Is Technology-Challenged?
With more telemedicine during COVID-19, physicians find that some patients aren ' t able to deal with technology. When do you use technology vs stick with older methods?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 24, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Are We Entitled to Know Presidential Candidates' Health Info? Are We Entitled to Know Presidential Candidates' Health Info?
Dr Art Caplan discusses the importance of transparency regarding the health of presidential candidates.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 17, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Only 40% of Residents Said Training Prepped Them for COVID-19 Only 40% of Residents Said Training Prepped Them for COVID-19
Pay for residents is up 3% overall this year to $63,400. Almost half of residents surveyed said they have at least $200,000 in medical school loan debt.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 10, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Med Students News Source Type: news

Cancer Researcher Hit With 10-Year Ban on Federal US Funding Cancer Researcher Hit With 10-Year Ban on Federal US Funding
The U.S. Office of Research Integrity says Zhiwei Wang fabricated data in nine grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, as well as in three grant applications and his 2006 doctorate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 10, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Small Practices, Struggling With PPE, Band Together to Buy in Bulk Small Practices, Struggling With PPE, Band Together to Buy in Bulk
Problems buying PPE have persisted for independent practices, causing delays in reopening and putting clinicians at risk. Nonprofits and medical associations are stepping in to fill the gap.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - August 7, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news