Over the past two decades, nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S., with an additional 700 at risk of closing soon. And with big cuts to Medicaid on the agenda in Congress,…
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Dr. Andrea Giamalva, Chief Medical Officer at Experity
What You Should Know:
– Experity, the national leader in on-demand healthcare solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Andrea Giamalva as Chief Medical Officer.
– Dr. Giamalva brings…
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When I decided to pursue a career in family medicine, I saw the specialty as promoting three primary goals: health promotion, disease prevention, and helping patients live longer and healthier lives. As a third-year…
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One of the biggest daily challenges faced by healthcare providers is obtaining accurate diagnostic answers in a timely manner. Clinicians spend years training in physical diagnosis, mastering techniques such as listening to hearts and…
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What You Should Know: – A collaborative effort between the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), and the…
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I like to stay close to my family medicine roots, so was excited to provide some local locum tenens coverage for a friend who was taking a much-anticipated vacation. Her practice uses an EHR…
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What You Should Know:
– Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced its collaboration with several Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Health Centers, including Utah Navajo Health…
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Staff at Arkansas’ Harmony Park Family Medicine have been excited about streamlining the prior authorization process with the goal of improving patient access to high-quality care.THE PROBLEM
Prior authorization approval and management historically has been…
By Anuja Vaidya
March 06, 2024 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California has sentenced a former physician to 37 months in federal prison for illegally prescribing medications, including opioid-based drugs,…
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Physicians who care for children — including pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and psychiatrists — have been sounding the alarm for years with regard to the negative impacts of social media on the health of…
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