Category: Uncategorized

Overspecialization in medical education: Is it hindering physician growth and stifling innovation?

In the recent book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein makes a strong argument for exploring or sampling different interests and jobs before settling on a career of choice, a process that leads to “match quality,” whic…

Why hospitals are getting into the housing business

One patient at Denver Health, the city’s largest safety-net hospital, occupied a bed for more than four years — a hospital record of 1,558 days. Another admitted for a hard-to-treat bacterial infection needed eight weeks of at-home IV antibiotics, but …

Healthcare managed services providers partner

Fresenius to pay $5.2M to settle Medicare whistleblower charges

Second-tier, off-label treatments for anxiety

In previous posts, we have reviewed the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), as well as the off-label prescribing of gabapentinoids, for treating anxiety disorders. Anxiety is …

17 states with 100+ Medicare-certified ASCs

Virginia eye group seeks permission to establish ASC — 4 details

Geisinger Health Plan adds Penn State Health to provider network

HHS may make changes to Stark Law, anti-kickback rules: 5 details

Hospital M&A update: 11 latest deals