Business of Medicine News

• HCWs With Long COVID Report Doubt, Disbelief From Colleagues A number of healthcare workers suffering symptoms of long COVID have been surprised at the difficulties they have faced seeking treatment.
  Quick Take, November 29, 2021
• ASTRO 'Disheartened' It May Lose Seat at the AMA Table ASTRO is in danger of losing representation at the AMA's House of Delegates unless more members join.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2021
• Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Healthcare Just as Uber Eats and Grubhub revolutionized food delivery, Black tech entrepreneurs want to change the way patients connect with doctors.
  Kaiser Health News, November 29, 2021
• Study Finds Healthcare Lacks Female Leadership, Opportunities Although they represent a slight majority of the US population and a large majority of the medical workforce, women are underrepresented on healthcare leadership teams, a new study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2021
• Life at the Deathbed: Hospice Nurse's TikTok Posts Go Viral In the 6 months since she began posting hundreds of videos about death and dying, "Hospice Nurse Julie" has gained millions of followers who seem fascinated by the insider world of life at the deathbed.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2021
• Oncology Care Model Led to $315 Million Net Loss to Medicare A new analysis of the first 3 years of the program provides further evidence that the model has not lived up to expectations. Will its replacement be any better?
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2021
• Did Prior Authorization Refusals Lead to This Patient's Death? Physicians are being forced to delay or deny patient treatments while fighting for authorization from insurers. This delay could endanger patients.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2021
• At What Price Will Newer Anti-Diabetes Drugs Be Cost Effective? In low- to middle-income countries, SGLT2 inhibitors could reduce diabetes complications at lower but feasible prices; they are cost effective at current prices in people with heart or kidney disease.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2021
• ED Nurses Fall In Love During Pandemic Sometimes love happens in the most unexpected places. These ED nurses never imagined they would find their life partner while working side by side during a pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2021
• Psychiatrist's Killer Gets Life in Prison A patient has been sentenced to life in prison 4 years after brutally murdering his psychiatrist.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2021
• 5 Things: What the Pandemic Has Made Me Most Thankful For As the year draws to a close, family medicine physician Sophia Tolliver reflects on what she's most grateful for.
  Medscape, November 22, 2021
• Tik Tok Trends: Pop Goes the Scalp As we approach the season of giving, TikTok gives and gives and gives, for good or for bad.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2021
• A Vaccine by Any Other Name: Behind COVID Vax Brand Names The brand names for the COVID-19 vaccines have yet to catch on in common parlance. Why?
  Quick Take, November 22, 2021
• Neurologist Guilty of Overprescribing Thousands of Painkillers
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 22, 2021
• AAO 2021 Ophthalmology Leaders See Hope for Diversity Leaders in ophthalmology, one of the least diverse medical specialties, are working to change that dubious distinction.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2021
• Digital Monitoring Boosts QoL, Symptom Control for Cancer Pts "Living better with chronic cancer matters," and promising new data show home symptom monitoring can help accomplish this goal.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021
• CDC Unveils Mental Health Protection Plan for Healthcare Workers A new five-part plan from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focuses on primary prevention -- and creating a system that takes care of the nation's 20 million healthcare workers.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021
• CMS Change to Reimbursement for Lung Cancer Screening The proposed guidance would lower the age for initiating screening, reduce the number of pack-years smoked, and bring screening more in line with the latest recommendations from the USPSTF.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021
• During Pandemic, Malpractice Cases Drop Slightly: Survey COVID-19 seems to have had some effect on the number of lawsuits and how long it takes to get through one, but for the most part, not much has changed, according to a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021
• 10 Ways to Clearly Communicate With Difficult Patients Every practice deals with patients who are critical, angry, or upset. Rather than roll your eyes, try these 10 strategies to resolve conflicts and turn patients into allies.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2021