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Students Prep for Med School

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Here's how students in a combined BA-MD program really perform

Do students in accelerated BA-MD programs perform any better or worse than their peers in traditional med ed programs? A new study of 2,583 students in Academic Medicine provides an answer and helps illuminate an important innovation in medical education.

Education Improve GME

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Residents devise a better way to learn on night float rotations

Duty hour restrictions have sparked significant changes in residency training, prompting programs to increase nontraditional staffing methods through night float rotations. A group of residents took their training into their own hands by developing a resident-led night float curriculum to bolster their most-needed clinical skills and improve patient care.

Public Health Prevention & Wellness

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3 of 4 adults have hearts older than their age: How to talk about heart “age”

CDC researchers determined that the average heart age for men is 8 years older than their actual age, and the average heart age for women is 5 years older. Heart age is highest among African Americans. Patients can calculate their heart age online. Here are resources to help you talk with patients about heart health

Students Clinical Rotations

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Your checklist for success in your third year of med school

After two years of lectures, labs and exams, plunging into the third year of medical school is an exciting time. As you transition from the classroom to clinic, here’s a checklist of tasks you’ll need to track as you apply for residency programs.

Practice Management Claims Processing

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Your last-minute guide to prepping for ICD-10

Only 28 days stand between now and Oct. 1, the deadline to implement the ICD-10 code set. Here’s what an expert with more than 20 years of experience in health care payment, billing and coding, recommends you do right now.

Practice Management Claims Processing

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CMS continues ICD-10 education, names “ombudsman”

In July, CMS announced that the AMA secured flexibilities for physicians to make the transition to ICD-10 less disruptive. Part of the provisions the AMA secured include CMS establishing a communication center to monitor issues and an ICD-10 ombudsman devoted to triaging physician issues.

Residents Residency Finance

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What you should know about student loan refinancing

If you’re one of more than 80 percent of physicians under the age of 40 still paying off medical school loans, refinancing can offer a simple solution. Find out what you should know about student loan refinancing.

Advocacy Judicial Advocacy

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Court rules physicians can stand up for their patients

A U.S. appeals court ruling gave legal power to patients who face unfair scrutiny or rejection of their mental health claims and enabled their physicians to stand up for this vulnerable population in court.