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A new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would cancel the upcoming 3.37 percent physician pay cut to Medicare payments.

Visit https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/house-bill-would-avert-physician-pay-cut-medicare to view the full article online.

 

Medpage Today

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released a draft recommendation calling for a 1.3 percent pay increase in 2025 for physicians who treat Medicare patients.

Visit https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/reimbursement/107739 to view the full article online.

 

Medical Economics

Health-care trends to watch for in 2024 include an increased focus on information security and addressing violence against health-care workers.

Visit https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/5-health-care-industry-trends-for-2024 to view the full article online.

 
American Medical Association

Dealing with administrative burdens can interfere with physicians' ability to perform what some experts call "deep work."

 

Editor's note: Tonight, APMA will host the third installment of its Coding Refreshers Webinar Series, New Year and New Coding Updates. There's still time to register!

Visit https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/amid-ehr-demands-physicians-can-t-achieve-flow to view the full article online.

 
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Healthcare Dive

Overall health-care costs increased by about 2 percent in 2023, according to a new report.

Visit https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/health-cost-inflation-variation-price-transparency-turquoise/701857/ to view the full article online.

 

Becker's Physician Leadership

Staff shortages will be one of the biggest challenges facing physicians next year, according to one expert.

Visit https://www.beckersphysicianleadership.com/news/limited-resources-among-the-biggest-challenges-for-physicians-in-2024.html to view the full article online.

 

Axios

About 80 percent of patients who responded to a recent survey indicated that have concerns about how their physicians may be using generative AI.

Visit https://www.axios.com/2023/12/13/survey-patients-wary-of-generative-ai to view the full article online.

 

Medical Economics

Health-care added 77,000 jobs last month, with physician offices accounting for 13,600 of those jobs, according to new data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Visit https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/health-care-a-job-leader-for-november to view the full article online.

 
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