Physician
Q&A: Cuts to 2025 physician fee schedule yield ‘catastrophic’ impacts to patient access
The CMS finalized cuts to the 2025 physician fee schedule for the fifth year in a row, prompting an urgent call-to-action from the American Academy of Dermatology. HHS, through the CMS, announced the finalization of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Study examines physician, patient attitudes toward portal message billing
Billing for electronic messages through the patient portal can cause confusion and create communication barriers between clinicians and patients, according to study results.
AMA calls for transparency about ‘jeopardizing’ impact of CMS physician payment cuts
A letter from the AMA's executive vice president called for CMS to be “fully transparent” on the impact that payment cuts in the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule will have on patients and physicians.
Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule recognizes value of vision care
Proposed changes to the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may benefit the field of optometry, according to the American Optometric Association.
Physician peer coaching reduces burnout, improves well-being
Physician coaching by professionally trained peers effectively decreased physician burnout and interpersonal disconnectedness, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
RPA: Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut should be mostly neutral for nephrology
Proposed changes released earlier this month by CMS to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025 should have a minimal impact on payments to nephrologists, according to a summary by the Renal Physicians Association.
Palliative care physician: ‘Healing is possible’ even when cure is not
CHICAGO — During her fellowship as a palliative care physician, Sunita Puri, MD, met a patient who taught her that healing is possible even when cure is not.
American Association of Kidney Patients gives physician medal of excellence award
The American Association of Kidney Patients has given Barry Smith, PhD, MD, president of Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center, its 2024 medal of excellence award.
Hansa Bhargava, MD, starts role as Healio’s chief clinical strategy and innovation officer
Hansa Bhargava, MD, is joining Healio this month in the newly created role of chief clinical strategy and innovation officer, the company announced in a press release.
Many states' DMV websites lack information on physician reporting of impaired drivers
More than one-third of states’ Department of Motor Vehicles websites did not have instructions on how physicians can report medically impaired drivers, according to a recent study.