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Prevention & Wellness

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40 percent of Americans will develop diabetes: New study

About two in five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives, according to the findings of a new study, which underscore the increasing need for evidence-based programs that help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.

Claims Processing

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Insurers not paying correctly? Free tool helps address denials

The Claims Workflow Assistant, developed by the AMA, can help your practice understand digital explanations of payment known as electronic remittance advice (ERA) transactions and address any issues with how the insurer handled your claims.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Troubles with Sunshine Act website? We're taking them to CMS

As the federal website through which physicians can review their Sunshine Act financial data continues to experience technical problems, you can share your experience using the site in a brief survey, open through Monday.

Ethics

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Ethics journal explores the humanities in medical education

This month’s issue of Virtual Mentor, the AMA’s online ethics journal, explores what “medical humanities” comprises. Contributing authors argue that medical education is incomplete without it.

Prevention & Wellness

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Resource offers strategies to prevent hospital infections

An updated version of the popular compendium of recommendations for preventing common health care-associated infections (HAI) in acute care hospitals has been published in the Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology.

Health Equity

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Neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with readmissions

According to a study published online last week by the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes by the American Heart Association, patients hospitalized for heart failure are more likely to be readmitted within six months if they live in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

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Why faculty development is crucial to med ed innovation

Academic physicians and faculty across the country are innovating new ways to teach the physicians of tomorrow, but first, the trainers must become the trainees.

Resident Wellness

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Top reasons residents leave their programs—and why they stay

A new study published in JAMA Surgery found that more than half of general surgery residents have seriously considered leaving their training programs. The findings offer insight for graduate medical education programs and residents as they progress through their training.