Using newborn transfer as a measure of quality of obstetric care may disadvantage hospitals that do not have a neonatal intensive care unit, which are likely to transfer newborns to hospitals that have them. Medscape Medical News …read more
Researchers estimate that on average, there are more than $2000 add-on charges for out-of-network clinicians such as anesthesiologists and surgical assistants after procedures with in-network primary surgeons. Medscape Medical News …read more
DPC Frontier estimates there are 1,219 practices in 48 states and Washington, D.C. They range in size from solo practitioners to corporate, multisite primary care organizations with thousands of doctors. WebMD Health News …read more
Fewer commercially insured adults are visiting primary care physicians, and the trend has both negative and positive consequences, experts said. Medscape Medical News …read more
“I am hopeful that we’ll see participants lose weight and that the vest use is able to reduce weight-loss-associated bone loss to a similar degree as resistance training,” says lead investigator. Medscape Medical News …read more
Reacting to reports of falling sperm counts among the population, some men seek reassurance through home sperm testing. Medscape Family Medicine …read more
Dr Eric Topol and AI researcher Dr Fei-Fei Li discuss how AI can augment and enhance the human work of healthcare. Medscape …read more
Online training programs helped increase the number of NPs working in the US, a new study found. The data may play into a brewing policy battle in Washington about how Medicare pays NPs. Medscape Medical News …read more
An expert reviews the evidence of the effects of hormone therapy on the development of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. Medscape Medical News …read more
The ACIP’s 2020 guidelines include updated instructions for nuanced shared clinical decision making in certain scenarios. News Alerts …read more