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The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

Nov 04, 2024 at 10:30 pm by pjeter

  By Fred Schulte, Holly K. Hacker     Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicar.... Read More

AMA to CMS: Be Transparent About Impact of Medicare Cuts

Nov 04, 2024 at 10:30 pm by pjeter

From AMA   CHICAGO – Facing a fifth consecutive year of Medicare payment reductions, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a clarion call today to the Cen.... Read More

Misleading Ads Play Key Role in Schemes to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges

Aug 31, 2024 at 03:50 pm by pjeter

  By JULIE APPLEBY                                         .... Read More

AI in Healthcare; To Terminate or Not to Terminate

Jun 24, 2024 at 04:51 pm by pjeter

  By CHARLES J. LATHRAM, III, FACMPE, CCP   Greetings, fellow citizens of the impending robot utopia! Over the next couple of weeks, we will delve into the exciti.... Read More

New Clinic & Medical Facility Designs in the Works for Memphis!

May 06, 2024 at 02:55 am by pjeter

Flu, RSV, or COVID-19? Convergence of Three Viruses Creates Risk of Diagnostic Errors

Nov 02, 2023 at 06:17 pm by pjeter

  By DEBRA KANE HILL, MBA, RN   As we transition into colder weather, it is possible that healthcare practitioners will again see a spike in influenza (flu), resp.... Read More

AMA President Sounds Alarm on National Physician Shortage, Health System in Crisis

Nov 02, 2023 at 11:24 am by admin

  WASHINGTON – In a national address today, American Medical Association President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, spotlighted the growing national physician shor.... Read More

A New Era of Cybersecurity: From Compliance to Risk Management

Sep 12, 2023 at 06:08 pm by pjeter

  By CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT   Cybercriminals’ agendas are clear: attack, breach and repeat. They’ll try nearly any tactic, from phishing to ransomware, to.... Read More

Hospital Websites’ Third-party Trackers Exposing Patients to Fraud and Hospitals to HIPAA Sanctions

Jun 25, 2023 at 05:23 pm by pjeter

  Nearly all hospitals have them   By BECKY GILLETTE   Most people who use the internet are accustomed to getting unsolicited advertisements after shopping.... Read More

Fake Nursing Licenses on the Rise

May 07, 2023 at 11:34 pm by pjeter

‘The scope of this fraud scheme is astonishing’   By LYNNE JETER   If you employ nurses with nursing degrees from Siena College, Palm Beach School of.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Reaches Agreement on BlueCare and TennCare plans

Feb 08, 2023 at 02:55 pm by pjeter

Negotiations continue for BlueCross employer-based and Marketplace plans MEMPHIS — Today, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced it has reached an agreement reg.... Read More

Dispensing Sample Medications: Patient Safety Strategies

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:18 pm by pjeter

  By DEBRA KANE HILL, MBA, RN   Dispensing free sample medications to patients is commonplace in medical and dental offices. With safeguards in place, it can cont.... Read More

The MA Dilemma

Nov 24, 2022 at 08:59 pm by pjeter

  Staffing shortages require new workforce solutions   By LYNNE JETER   Cone Medical Group reduced its turnover rate from 20-10 percent by starting its own.... Read More

Ageless Care: From Nurturing New Lives to Making the Last Days Count

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:37 pm by pjeter

  By JAMES DOWD   Growing up in Rolla, Missouri – a small town midway between Springfield and St. Louis – Brittany Hill knew from an early age that sh.... Read More

Continuing Education for Medical Professionals

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:20 pm by pjeter

  By CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, MD   What do physicians (both PCPs & Specialists) need to know in general about ongoing education at UTHSC? Education at UTHSC is f.... Read More