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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The 2023 Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor — which calculates how much a physician is reimbursed by Medicare for services — changed to $33.06, a $1.55 decrease from 2022 at $34.61. The American Medical Association strongly opposes the cuts.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Alpine Physician Partners — which operates primary care organizations in several states — is implementing Ambience Healthcare’s documentation and coding tool after a successful pilot. The post How A Physician Group Is Using AI to Save Clinicians 3+ Hours Per Day on Documentation appeared first on MedCity News. hours per day.

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MAY 6, 2024

Is a widened enforcement net squeezing physicians unfairly? The post Stark Law Crackdown Jacks Up Fines, Settlements and Physician Pressures appeared first on MedCity News. That’s the belief of one high-profile author and health policy expert.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The integration of AI into cardiology workflows can help triage care automatically, ensuring the right physicians weigh in on patient data at the right time which may potentially improve clinical outcomes for all patients in need.

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APRIL 2, 2024

Interest in using GLP-1 drugs to reduce obesity combined with a desire by physicians to become less dependent on insurance-based reimbursement after the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack is building. The post How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier appeared first on MedCity News.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Atropos Health — a company that delivers clinical data to physicians at the point of care to help them treat complex patients — recently launched a clinical advisory board and new evidence network.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Only 21% of primary care physicians feel they are fairly compensated, according to a new report from Pearl Health. However, primary care physicians who participate in an ACO were 56% more likely than non-ACO participants to believe they are paid fairly.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Pearl Health — a technology company that helps independent physician practices participate in value-based care models — just raised $75 million in Series B financing. Pearl’s platform leverages data science to help primary care providers focus on patients who are driving expenses and need care the most.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The Medicare physician pay cuts that went into effect January 1 is a “disaster for the profession,” said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA, during an interview at CES 2024. Getting the pay cut reversed is a top priority for the organization.

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MAY 17, 2023

The physician groups will provide both virtual and in-person care to members. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has added Eden Health, On Belay Health Solutions and VillageMD to its primary care network.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Johnson & Johnson released research this month showing that its system for robotic-assisted bronchoscopy helped physicians achieve an over 15% improvement in overall diagnostic yield compared to traditional bronchoscopy. This could mean that fewer patients will have to “wait and see” while their cancer potentially gets worse.

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APRIL 18, 2025

How can physicians and patients be confident enough that vendors entirely ignorant of the FDA process for repair and reporting can properly recalibrate life-saving machines? Is this really the right place to argue that anyone can do it? The post Medical Device Right to Repair is the Wrong Approach appeared first on MedCity News.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Elation Health released results of a survey it conducted to learn more about how primary care physicians feel about AI scribes.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While telemedicine seems to be the ideal solution to this ever-increasing shortage problem, it still has challenges and benefits that need to be considered before deciding to add a telemedicine program of your own.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

While some people question how virtual care can be effective without physical touch, it is clear that in-person appointments are not frequently delivering on developing a comprehensive understanding of a patient’s need and holistic health.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Here is one physician’s recovery story. The post From Addiction to Advocacy: A Physician’s Journey to Recovery and Helping Others Heal appeared first on MedCity News. We need to stop blaming those who struggle with addiction and start helping them. Recovery is possible, but only if were willing to support each other.

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MARCH 25, 2025

The company, based in Israel and New York, uses AI to help primary care physicians thrive in value-based care models. Navina closed a $55 million Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs. The post Navina Snags $55M for Its Value-Based Care AI Copilot appeared first on MedCity News.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Hospital leaders agree that this technology reduces physician burnout, as well as allows physicians to have more meaningful and productive interactions with patients. Health systems across the country are launching enterprise-wide deployments of AI-powered clinical documentation tools. appeared first on MedCity News.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Value-based care results in a lot of added administrative tasks for physicians — so much so that one health system leader believes value-based care will never reach true scale unless providers figure out how to ease that burden.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The webinar, scheduled for March 6 at 2pm ET and sponsored by Build My Health, will discuss several topics related to weight management including: an overview of GLP-1 weight loss medication, automation in a subscription-based weight management program, and the rise of provider-to-consumer (PTC) models.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

CMS finalized updates to its physician fee schedule for 2024, as well as finalized the rule for next year’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). Provider groups are displeased with the updated rules, arguing that both physicians and provider organizations need more monetary relief than what the agency is offering.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

To address the growing physician shortage, some people argue that the scope of practice should be expanded for skilled healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners and pharmacists. He argued that throwing other professionals into physicians’ roles will have poor ramifications of patient safety.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

A more measured approach to noncompete clauses can be fair to physicians and provider organizations, and also serve patients better. Here are four elements for a policy on noncompetes that will work for healthcare. The post Forging a Noncompete Policy That Works for Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

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MAY 19, 2023

If an Included physician notices a patient requires in-person support, the physician will send DispatchHealth to the patient’s home. Included Health and DispatchHealth are partnering to combine Included’s virtual care services with DispatchHealth’s home care services.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

A new report from Relatient highlights ways hospitals and physician practices can improve workflows and how to create frictionless patient interactions. The post A Checklist to Help Healthcare Practices Thrive appeared first on MedCity News.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

expects shortages of 200,000 nurses and 124,000 physicians snd similar shortages are already being felt in the U.K. By 2030, the U.S. and elsewhere. Here’s how to build and train a modern healthcare workforce in the age of AI The post Can AI Help Fix Our Demographic Time Bomb? appeared first on MedCity News.

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APRIL 6, 2023

As a primary care physician and cancer survivor, I’ve seen and experienced the physical and […]

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AUGUST 22, 2024

By integrating digitization and machine learning, there is an opportunity to deliver personalized care to all patients and scale precision dosing with minimal physician involvement, maximizing the effectiveness and accessibility of these drugs. The post Side Effects are Limiting GLP-1 Drug Efficacy: How Can Personalization Offer a Solution?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The proof is here: a survey done by the American Medical Association (AMA) reported that 80% of physicians they surveyed believed that telehealth provided patients better access to care since using telehealth. People of all ages also find telehealth to be beneficial.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Integrating pharmacists into primary care teams could be a key way to address the primary care physician shortage, according to a new report. The pandemic made it clear that pharmacists are clinically trained and want to provide care beyond filling prescriptions, the report said.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Medicare’s physician fee schedule includes billing codes for digital therapeutics for the first time. Stakeholders say these codes could help turn around reimbursement challenges weighing on the entire digital medicines sector.

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MedCity News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In 2023, hospitals and physician practices will have to focus on making their telehealth workflows more efficient, which may involve partnering with third-party administrators. Many providers think their telehealth program increases the workload for nurses and support staff, according to a recent report.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

So far, WellSpan’s nurses “are loving it,” said Erin Langmead, the health system’s interim director of clinical informatics and physician informatics support. WellSpan Health launched a virtual nursing pilot involving Artisight’s smart hospital platform.

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MAY 22, 2023

There are too many flaws in AI for it to replace physicians, execs said during a Monday panel at the MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago. Instead, it should be used to make physicians’ work easier.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

A new report showed that financial margins have leveled off for both hospitals and physician groups in recent months. However, costs for drugs and labor continue to climb. The post Providers’ Finances Are Steady, But Cost Pressures Still Loom appeared first on MedCity News.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

In this episode, we speak to a healthtech executive and a physician to see where AI tools can best be deployed in health systems The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: How Sentara Health is Applying Regard’s AI Platform appeared first on MedCity News.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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