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Medicare & Medicaid

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CMS suspends RAC audits, sets up physician safeguards

Physicians and hospitals will get a short reprieve from Medicare's recovery audit contractors, CMS recently announced.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Return to bipartisanship needed to move SGR repeal forward

A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday underscores the need for both political parties to work together if lawmakers are to push repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate payment formula across the finish line.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Don't make SGR repeal a victim of partisanship: AMA to Congress

In a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, the AMA urged Congress to abandon its partisan approaches to eliminate Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

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How med schools are embracing performance improvement

What makes the most effective future physician? Medical schools are addressing this question by changing medical education to include performance improvement.

Digital

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EHR shortcomings compromise physician satisfaction, prompt AMA action

Electronic health records that stymie physician workflows, impede patient care and erode professional satisfaction are undermining the adoption of new health care payment and delivery models.

Improve GME

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Resident duty-hour limits have no effect on patient safety: New study

Limits on the number of hours residents can work in a single shift have made no difference in patient safety outcomes, according to a new study.

Ethics

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March Virtual Mentor explores mistreatment in medical education

This month's issue of Virtual Mentor addresses the topic of mistreatment in medical education, from current problems to possible solutions.

Prevention & Wellness

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Community partnerships reengineering diabetes prevention

With type 2 diabetes reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, it's crucial for physicians to screen for prediabetes and partner with community organizations to improve health outcomes.