Integration & Physician Issues

Among the 23 killed in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Alabama March 3 was a nurse at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, WSFA-12 News.

Here are five recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:

The University of California opted not to renew its subscriptions with a major academic research publisher because the organization reportedly rejected UC's terms for its subscription fee, the university said in a Feb. 28 statement.

A physician with dual citizenship in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has reportedly been detained in the Middle Eastern nation since 2017 and says he has been tortured at least once during that time, according to The New York Times.

In my practice, I have seen a sharp rise in the number of patients asking about genetic and genomic tests.

A recent case study by ECG Management Consultants discuss why partnering with FQHCs will provide opportunities to reduce costs and enhance the overall resident experience. 

Hospitals of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare are no longer in UnitedHealthcare's provider network. However, Tennova physicians are still in the insurer's network, causing confusion for patients, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.

A recent press release by Abbott announced their latest rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT), BinaxNOW® Influenza A & B Card 2.

Emergency medicine physician Bruce Goldfeder, MD, said his main goal during a shooting incident at the West Palm Beach (Fla.) VA Medical Center was to protect patients and staff from danger, according to The Palm Beach Post.

Some medical professors are turning toward an unconventional resource to teach medical students how to diagnose diseases: a radio talk show about car repairs, reports NPR.