Illinois Bans Step Therapy: Prioritizing Patient Care Over Insurance Profits
Step therapy, a cost-cutting measure by insurance companies, is detrimental to patient care as it prioritizes financial gains over physician-determined treatment plans.
Physicians' Perspectives on Health Insurance Reimbursement and Administrative Burdens
Physicians perceive health insurance reimbursement rates as average, but report increased administrative burdens related to billing compliance and prior authorizations.
Population-Based BRCA Testing Could Prevent Thousands of Breast and Ovarian Cancers, but Faces Challenges in Implementation
Population-based BRCA genetic testing for women aged 30 and older could prevent over 2,000 breast cancers and 485 ovarian cancers in Canada, but faces challenges in achieving high uptake and building necessary testing infrastructure.
Navigating the Practical Challenges of Implementing Progressive Data Science in Healthcare Visualization Projects
Progressive data science offers potential solutions for navigating large, complex healthcare datasets, but introduces unique challenges at various stages of the visualization development process.
Insights from a Large-Scale Deployment of an LLM-Powered Expert-in-the-Loop Healthcare Chatbot for Cataract Patients
A large-scale 24-week deployment of an LLM-powered expert-in-the-loop healthcare chatbot, CataractBot, revealed insights on its performance, end-user interactions, and expert engagement, guiding the design of future such systems.
Infographic Reveals Ongoing Frustration Among Medical Residents Over Stagnant Compensation
Medical residents continue to feel undercompensated despite recent modest pay increases, highlighting the need for more substantial improvements in resident salaries.
Medicare to Pay for Peer Navigators to Assist Patients with Serious Illnesses
Medicare will start paying for certified or trained auxiliary personnel to provide 60 minutes per month of care coordination and navigation services to patients with serious illnesses like cancer and heart failure.
Primary Care Physicians Overwhelmed by Excessive Quality Measures Across Multiple Value-Based Care Contracts
Primary care physicians are required to track an excessive number of quality measures across multiple value-based care contracts, leading to an overwhelming administrative burden that may undermine the goals of value-based care.
Physicians Value Workplace Culture as Much as Compensation, Medscape Survey Reveals
Physicians place significant value on workplace culture, with the majority considering it as important as their compensation.
Urgent Call for Improved Access to Medical Imaging in Canada: Radiologists Highlight Workforce, Equipment, and Technology Challenges
Inadequate access to medical imaging has become a crisis in Canada, with growing wait times, staff shortages, and aging equipment hindering timely diagnosis and treatment. Radiologists and medical associations are calling for urgent investments in the workforce, equipment, and technological infrastructure to address these challenges.
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