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The court agreed that the calculation of QPAs used in dispute arbitration disadvantages physicians in payment disputes with insurers.

Staff members need flexibility, new challenges and time to be creative to aspire to go further in their careers, says Dr. Shafi Ahmed, CMO of Medical Realities.  

Even those with a favorable opinion of the term preferred other labels, such as "patient-first care" and "quality-focused care."

This comes despite a small expansion in North Carolina, in which the insurer will offer plans in 15 additional counties.

With the expiration of the public health emergency ending waivers and flexibilities, providers are looking for answers, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare.  

The company has now removed prior authorization on more than 1,100 medical services since 2020.

A patient requested his medical records and did not receive them for six months - after the OCR stepped in - agency says. 

Nurses claim that no RNs will be employed at about 150 MedExpress clinics nationwide after September 7.

OutCare Health promotes health equity worldwide by providing resources, education and support, and through its studies, says founder and president Dr. Dustin Nowaskie.

The concept of digital twins is nothing new, but has become a hot topic as healthcare takes information from smartphones, digital watches and the EHR, and then aggregates data, says Dr. Mohamed Rehman of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.