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The budgetary shift from winding down military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq could offset the large price tag associated with eliminating the SGR.
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The pharmacy chain is operating in-store clinics in Michigan where doctors and patients interact only through an online video screen.
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The Medicare physician quality reporting system will use participation in 2013 to determine who will be penalized starting in 2015.
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Switching to new diagnosis codes would create a significant administrative burden to physician practices at a very inopportune time, the Association says.
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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute expects the public to help shape its mission to determine the most effective medical care.
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Physicians who provide medical care for themselves or family risk losing objectivity and letting their personal feelings interfere with what is best for the patient.
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Physicians struggle to make the most of scarce organ resources. "You have to take a larger view of it," a transplant surgeon says.
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The 2003 rule required experts to practice in the same specialty as defendant physicians.
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The increased popularity of smartphones has led more patients to proactively manage their care while on the go.
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In some cases, patients paid out-of-network fees to doctors who were actually part of a network.
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