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Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

After declining for six years, the burnout rate among doctors began to spike with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research by the American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medicine. in 2014 and 45.5% in 2014 and 45.5% Though occupational burnout among doctors is higher relative to the U.S.

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Vytalize Health Raises $50M for Value-Based Care Platform for Seniors

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Vytalize Health raises over $50 million to advance its value-based care platform for seniors helping primary care doctors strengthen relationships with their patients through data-driven, holistic, and personalized care. Specializing in Medicare Value-Based Care Programs. Recent Growth. ” .

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Federal Jury Convicts New York Doctor of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Medicare and Medicaid data demonstrated that he was identified as an outlier and the highest biller for this procedure in New York State.

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Doctor Burnout Levels Increasing as a Result of the Pandemic

American Medical Compliance

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an influx of doctor burnout. Helping Doctors Through Extensive Burnout. doctors was 62.8%. in 2014, and 45.5% Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy raised the alarm earlier this year about what he called a national crisis on doctor burnout, which is made worse by the pandemic.

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Physicians React to the Release of Medicare Reimbursements

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law For years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) kept private its records on Medicare reimbursement payments made to physicians, however, on April 9, 2014, that all changed. Indest III, J.D.,

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CMS Announced Proposed Rule to Possibly Ban Providers Labeled as Harmful Medicare Part D Prescribers

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to exclude providers from Medicare if the government determines a pattern of abusive prescribing practices of Medicare Part D drugs. CMS described these efforts on January 6, 2014, in a proposed rule.

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How Tightened Controls on Prescribing for Medicare Part D Patients May Affect Health Care Providers-Part 1

The Health Law Firm

The Health Law Firm On June 1, 2015, doctors and other health care providers will be under tighter restrictions when prescribing to Medicare Part D patients. Most health care providers are already enrolled in Medicare. Leider, J.D.,