Physician’s mental health and professional feelings of burnout represents an ongoing concern, according to The Physicians Foundation. Some 58% of physicians reported feelings associated with burnout in a...Read More »
It may seem logical, but clinical judgement—or mistakes thereof—represents a serious concern in relation to malpractice suits according to a CRICO Strategies study, MedPage Today reported. Diagnosis-related malpractice cases cost nearly $2 billion, in commercial liability payouts....Read More »
More than $3 million could be owed by Anthem, according to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit. Anthem reportedly submitted unsupported diagnosis codes for “123 of the 203 enrollee-years,” for seven high-risk groups....Read More »
Primary care clinicians overestimate the probability of disease before and after diagnostic testing, which likely leads to overutilization of treatment that could harm patients, according to a study published in the...Read More »
UnitedHealthcare has announced that, effective July 1, 2021, Medicare Advantage and commercial claims for sepsis-related treatment may be reviewed on a pre-payment...Read More »