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MAT access helps address opioid use disorder
April 18, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – Incarceration is an accelerant in the crisis of opioid use disorder.
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Cost gap widens between brand-name, generic drugs
April 12, 2019
Generics represent almost 90% of prescriptions filled in the United States but less than 25% of spending.
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Proportion of women speaking at medical conferences rises over decade
April 12, 2019
Though the proportion of female speakers at medical conferences has increased during the last decade, women continue to be underrepresented.
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ONC’s Dr. Rucker: Era of provider-controlled data is over
April 3, 2019
WASHINGTON – Interoperability going forward means putting the power in the hands of the patients, according to the government’s top health data official.
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Malpractice: More lawsuits does not equal more relocations
April 3, 2019
Physicians who have been sued multiple times are no more likely to relocate geographically than doctors who have never faced a claim, a new analysis shows.
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Gender wage gap varies by specialty
March 26, 2019
Average earnings for women and men in 2018 were closest for hematology.
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ABIM contests class-action lawsuit, asks judge to dismiss
March 25, 2019
The plaintiffs are asking a judge to find ABIM in violation of federal antitrust law and to bar the board from continuing its MOC process.
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FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
March 22, 2019
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and near misses linked to EHRs have piled up in databases – including at least one run by the FDA.
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Advance care planning codes not being used
March 14, 2019
Few physicians are taking advantage of Medicare payment codes that reimburse them for discussing end-of-life planning with patients.
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Prior authorization an increasing burden
March 13, 2019
Insurers are not following the 2018 consensus statement on improving the prior authorization process, the AMA says.
