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New York City pays $70M for overbilling Medicaid
The City of New York has agreed to pay $70 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. government over the way it billed for Medicaid, reports The New York Times. As part of the settlement, the city
Primary-care docs' days packed with uncompensated tasks
We've known anecdotally that primary-care physicians perform a great deal of uncompensated work. But a close look into the days of five Philadelphia PCPs breaks it down into numbers that surprised
Doctors: Computers in the lobby go a long, long way
So, a new IBM study suggests this week that patients are less likely to come back for wellness visits because they're annoyed by having to fill in repetitive paperwork. Sure, IBM and other tech
Survey: TX physicians say paperwork hurts patients
A physician survey done by the Texas Medical Association has concluded that doctors feel health plans and government bureaucracy undermine patient care. The survey, which polled 850 of the state's
Drug updates to come via email
Looks like stressed out doctors might soon have a little less paperwork to worry about. According to the Wall Street Journal, the nonprofit group iHealth Alliance is set to launch an online network
