Business of Medicine
News
Insurers Paying Faster, But Prior Authorization on Rise
News
AMA Tries to Rally Members With New Vision
News
Diagnostic Imaging on the Rise Even in 'Accountable' HMOs
Major Finding: CT scans tripled, MRIs quadrupled, ultrasounds doubled, and PET scans rose by a factor of 15 from 1996 to 2010 among adults in six...
Conference Coverage
Antireflux Procedures Increasingly Performed at Low-Volume Centers
Commentary
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom of Primary Care Medicine
News
Physician-Led PACs Rise in Number, Influence
Conference Coverage
Texas Has More Doctors Since Tort Reform
Major Finding: Since medical tort reform became effective in Texas on Sept.
News
Medicare Overhauls Hospital Rules to Cut Red Tape
News
Wide Disparity in Appendicitis Costs Observed
Major Finding: The median hospital charge for a routine appendectomy was $33,611.
Conference Coverage
Why Won't They Leave? Discharge Timing Doesn't Speed Departures
Major Finding: Efforts to complete discharge orders before 11 a.m.