Atrium lifting doctors' noncompete clauses after lawsuit challenge
Atrium Health will release Mecklenburg Medical Group physicians from noncompete provisions and allow them to form their own practice.
Can new payment model boost number of physicians willing to treat opioid patients?
The American Medical Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine have developed a new way to reimburse physicians who treat patients for opioid use disorder.
Physician groups warn MIPS could harm patients, doctors
Several medical associations blasted a value-based payment system created by MACRA for potentially causing harm to patients and sparking millions of dollars in financial penalties for providers.
Metro Detroit doctor, pharmacists indicted in $5 million health fraud conspiracy
A doctor, a patient recruiter and four pharmacists in metro Detroit have been indicted on charges ranging from the unlawful overprescribing of opioids to healthcare fraud.
Physician compensation rose, but gaps persist for minority, female doctors
The average salary for primary-care and specialty doctors in the U.S. increased this year. But women and minority physicians still earn significantly less than white and male doctors, a new report found.
Late MACRA notices, outreach could put docs on hook for IT upgrades
The CMS is gearing up to inform providers whether they must comply with MACRA, but clinicians are bristling both at the agency's timeline for sharing the information and its notification plans.
Data Points: We're No. 1 … in healthcare spending
The U.S. continues to outpace other industrialized nations in healthcare spending. Researchers from Harvard and the London School of Economics analyzed data from 11 high-income countries and found that although utilization rates were relatively similar, the U.S. spends twice as much on medical care.
Need a medical miracle? Pull one out of a hat
A Northwestern University assistant professor performs a live show to bring to life the connection between medicine and magic.
Residential mental health jobs drop in March
Job growth in the healthcare sector improved in March, with the biggest gains in ambulatory services. After adding jobs in February, residential mental health facilities saw a staffing drop last month.
Docs say they're ready for new Medicare ID Cards
Physicians around the country say they're ready for new Medicare ID cards without Social Security numbers after the CMS' outreach efforts.
Bill would give Virginia nurse practitioners more autonomy
A measure passed by Virginia's General Assembly would allow most types of nurse practitioners with five years of full-time clinical experience to earn approval to practice without maintaining a contract with a physician who oversees them.
NQF coalition cautions CMS over removing quality measures
The National Quality Forum's Measure Applications Partnership pushed back against the CMS on some of the agency's tactics to remove quality measures as part of its 2018 guidance to HHS.
