Medscape Medical News - Business of Medicine

• New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know A proposed federal rule would require hospitals and physicians’ groups to beef up health cybersecurity measures to protect patient privacy and prevent ransomware attacks. Some changes could be expensive, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2025
• AI and the Art of Nursing As artificial intelligence makes its way to nursing, nurses navigate between cutting-edge technology and the human touch.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2025
• Politics in the Exam Room As political decisions increasingly affect healthcare, doctors weigh in on the changes and challenges they’ll likely see with the new administration.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2025
• Workplace Culture Trumps Pay for Most Internists: Survey A survey of internists found workplace culture is prioritized over pay, with physicians emphasizing supportive environments and flexibility in managing job responsibilities.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2025
• From Scrubs to Side Gigs: PAs Share Their Many Side Hustles Physician associates earn extra income in numerous side hustle gigs. Which one is best for you?
  Medscape Medical News, December 30, 2024
• Congress Adjourns Without Easing Medicare Doc Pay Cut Amid a scramble to avoid a partial government shutdown, lawmakers scrapped a plan to ease a near 3% Medicare pay cut for physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• What to Do When Your Patient Has Illness Anxiety Disorder When a patient’s anxiety manifests as persistent fears about their health, it can make them difficult to treat.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Cash Is King — For Some Doctors More doctors are switching to a cash-based practice, promising better care and less bureaucracy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Physician Union Drives Have Skyrocketed, Data Show A new JAMA study finds that union drives by doctors rose dramatically in 2023 and 2024 compared to two decades prior.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2024
• Enticing Rural Residents to Practice Where They Train Public and private healthcare funding, scholarships, and tuition reimbursement are among the incentives encouraging young doctors to practice in rural communities.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2024
• Not So Fast: AI-Driven Medical Research Needs Guardrails From uncovering treatments at speeds once thought impossible to diagnosing diseases with pinpoint accuracy, AI is rewriting the rules of medical research. Caution ahead.
  Medscape Medical News, December 17, 2024
• Whistleblower Doc Sues Hospital, Claims Retaliation A cardiologist is suing his hospital for allegedly firing him for reporting patient safety concerns about another cardiologist. How can would-be physician-whistleblowers protect themselves?
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2024
• The PA Boom: More PAs, More Options The PA boom is driving care delivery and creating more opportunities for both patients and providers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2024
• Med Schools Navigate Admissions in New Legal, Political Env As the AAMC prepares to release data on the first group of incoming students after the Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action decision, US medical schools cautiously navigate a new admissions landscape.
  Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2024
• Malpractice in the Age of AI As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into healthcare, questions about liability take center stage.
  Medscape Medical News, December 10, 2024
• Physicians Offer Little Sympathy for Slain Insurance CEO The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO this week sparked a wave of online criticism for the nation’s largest insurer, which physicians say routinely denies care their patients need.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2024
• How PAs Are Meeting Mental Health Care Needs Physician associates (PAs) are playing a critical role in expanding access to mental health care in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2024
• Anthem Reverses Course on Anesthesia Time Limits Following physician outrage, the insurer has rescinded its controversial new policy denying certain anesthesia claims.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2024
• Prescribing AI: All Docs Need More Tech Training As artificial intelligence transforms healthcare, all doctors will need better tech training out of the gate.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2024
• Noncompete Ban Unlikely to Survive Under Trump: Experts Many physicians applauded when the Federal Trade Commission banned noncompete agreements earlier this year. However, the ban is unlikely to survive in the new Trump administration, legal experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, November 26, 2024