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Medical services that are billed at physician reimbursement levels but are performed by nonphysicians are drawing extra scrutiny from the federal government because they may be vulnerable to overutilization and expose patients to subpar care, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. » Full article
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Mobile devices are making it easier for patients with heart problems to monitor their blood pressure at home and accurately relay that information back to their physicians. Here are five heart health apps to recommend to your patients. » Full article
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Over the last decade for patient visits involving routine back pain, physicians prescribed more narcotics, made more referrals to other physicians and used more imaging procedures such as CT and MRI, according to a study in JAMA. » Full article
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For physicians who struggle to balance empathy with analytic thinking during patient visits, neuroscience researcher and brain-imaging expert Anthony Jack, PhD, has a somewhat comforting explanation: It's not your fault, it's your brain's. » Full article
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