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The Folly of Trying to Map Out the Appeals Process for Insurance Denials

Dozens of experts said building a tool for navigating insurance appeals would be impossible

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Why One Hospital Hired an AI Prompt Engineer

Boston Children's found a "unicorn-type candidate" for its newest clinical tech hire

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Black, Hispanic Applicants Underrepresented in Ophthalmology Fellowships

However, women and men had similar match rates

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The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors

Physician turnover is putting patient health at risk

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Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statement

American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death

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Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?

The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most

Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?

Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill

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Navigating Feminism in Medicine

It takes more effort than you think

MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 番茄社区app reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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Horseshoe Crab Blood in Drug Safety Testing? It May Not Be Needed Much Longer

Draft guidelines may prompt more companies to use synthetic alternative

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McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Pediatrician to Pay $22M in Sex Abuse Case; Doc Gets 18 Years for Supporting ISIS

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Patients See Better Outcomes With Female Surgeons, Studies Find

Fewer complications and lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes with women surgeons

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Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

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Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

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Female Doctors in Movies Largely Outnumbered

Despite growing numbers of women physicians, media portrayals haven't kept up

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Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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I Cannot Remember the Names of Biologics. Should I Retire?

The old days of drug nomenclature were simpler

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The Myth of Compassion Fatigue

Put yourself in your patients' shoes

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Dating in Residency and How to Maintain a Relationship

Tips for navigating your love life

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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three 番茄社区app reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

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America's Frontline Doctors Accused of Wrongful Death; CDC Lab Woes; Transplant Risk

This past week in healthcare investigations

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CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care

Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women

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NYC Health Chief Aims to Redefine Public Health Post-COVID

Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, is making agency changes based on COVID lessons and the city's needs

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Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows

Half had paid staff or executives with pharma and medical device conflicts of interest

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Questions You Should Be Asking About How Your Physician Group Works

Some of the wrath toward CMGs may be misdirected

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Medical Residency: Balancing High Stress and Low Compensation

Rethinking the current status quo of being overworked and underpaid

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Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Limits Non-Abortion Care Due to Surge From Texas

Organization is prioritizing abortion, while nearby clinics take on more wellness exams

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Should Patients Be Able to Hide Parts of Their Medical Record?

A proposed rule would let them do so, with the doctor's permission

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Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech

Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board

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Bigger Is Not Better in Healthcare

Mergers and acquisitions are not a recipe for success in our field

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Allina Doctors File to Unionize

Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country

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Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists

Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs

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A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media

Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says

What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change?

We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out

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A Love Letter to the Doctor I Was

Reflecting on my journey through healthcare

Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended

Sherri Tenpenny, DO, "refused" to cooperate with investigation by Ohio's medical board

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Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce

Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices

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