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CDC gives physicians guidance on Ebola screening
Important news from the AMA Wire: Following detection of the first case of the Ebola virus in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the […]
New physician compensation model at Mercy (Post-Dispatch)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 26: New pay model leads some physicians to leave Mercy Read full article Mercy Health has adopted a new compensation model for physicians, but some doctors […]
Business Health Coalition Releases Report on Outpatient Care
The St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition has released Volume 2 of the 2014 St. Louis Health Care Industry Overview, which is focused on outpatient care. A few highlights […]
Medical Economics: UnitedHealth drops more physicians from its Medicare Advantage Network
From Medical Economics Publish date: JUN 17, 2014 By: Rachael Zimlich A new wave of physicians are being cut from UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage network, continuing a trend that started […]
Physicians leading the way on ACOs, but challenges remain, national survey finds (Medical Economics)
By: Chris Mazzolini Physicians have taken an active leadership role in the nation’s accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to the first-ever national survey of ACOs. The survey results, published in […]
New report highlights health disparities of St. Louis-area African-Americans
Scholars from Washington University and Saint Louis University have released a new report, “For the Sake of All,” on health disparities of African-Americans in the St. Louis area. The report discusses how […]
Doctors Think The Other Guy Often Prescribes Unnecessary Care (NPR News)
Three out of four physicians believe that fellow doctors prescribe an unnecessary test or procedure at least once a week, a survey released Thursday (May 1, 2014) finds. The most frequent […]
Nation reaches “turning point” in addressing Rx abuse crisis (AMA Wire)
(AMA Wire) Posted at 4/28/2014 2:45 PM CDT A remarkable development in the effort to solve the country’s prescription drug abuse crisis was evident at a national summit of governmental […]
FDA to regulate e-cigarettes (AMA Wire)
(AMA Wire) Posted at 4/24/2014 5:25 PM CDT The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday released a proposed rule that would give the agency authority to regulate alternative tobacco […]
