Contradicting prior research connecting heavy ordering of diagnostic exams with fear of malpractice charges—aka “defensive medicine”—a new survey shows ED referrers more focused on not harming patients than on not getting sued.

Researchers recently presented a new method that considers how already existing lesions grow over time as an indicator of disease progression.

And the method does not come at the expense of diagnostic yield, an uptick in adverse events or increased procedure times.

Health system AdventHealth has teamed up with Monogram Health to improve the health outcomes of kidney care patients. 

Emergency departments that employ nonphysician practitioners probably improve patient access to timely care. However, these EDs also order 5.3% more imaging than their physician-only counterparts.

The new study, published in Current Problems in Cardiology, included data from nearly 18,000 adult patients. 

Health Exec caught up with Brian Clear, MD, chief medical officer with Bicycle Health, to learn more about the current state of the opioid overdose crisis and the role of telehealth.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is charging forward with its plan to bring Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries into coordinated care models.