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- Message to the Public
- Coronavirus Office Closure
- Upgraded CMSDocs.org Website
- The CMSDocs.org website has been upgraded and once again supports member login.
- ChatGPT and Privacy Risks (April 2023 CMM)
- Generative artificial intelligence technology chatbots rely heavily on the accuracy of vast quantities of online data By Aileen Murphy, JD, Kara Du, JD, and Cynthia Suarez, JD
- What Is the “Own Occupation” Disability Policy?
- This article outlines three things you should look out for in your policy and suggests ways to strengthen your coverage. An article by Jennifer Danish, JD, in the April Chicago Medicine Magazine.
- Chicago Physicians Apply Public Health Tools to the Firearm Pandemic
- Firearm Pandemic Series, Part One: Three physicians tell Chicago Medicine why they have taken on this challenge. By Howard Wolinsky
- A Return to Capitol Hill
- In the April 2023 issue of Chicago Medicine Magazine, read about how an energized CMS advances agendas physician workforce, patients' bill of rights
- Highland Park MD Couple Turns Trauma to Action
- Firearm Pandemic Series Part 2 (by Howard Wolinsky) - Shooting leads physician couple to finding their voice opposing assault weapons (Chicago Medicine Magazine May 2023)
- Gun Carrying Trauma Surgeon-Cop Shares His Thoughts on Firearm Violence
- Read the Firearm Pandemic Series Part 3 (by Howard Wolinsky) in the May 2023 Issue of Chicago Medical Magazine: Doctor carries his ASR-15 rifle on his body along with his medical bag.
- Tuning in to Your Own Behavior: Are You Tone Deaf?
- Most costly medical errors result from disruptive behavior By Melinda Malecki, JD (in the May 2023 issue of Chicago Medicine Magazine)
- Healthcare’s Post-Growth Reset
- As leaders “keep the lights on,” where will growth come from? By Dan Clarin, CFA (May 2023 Issue of Chicago Medicine Magazine)
- Illinois Expands Health Benefits for More Adult Immigrants
- Medicaid expansion provides a life-line to undocumented immigrants, according to health advocates and physicians - Public Health News in the May 2023 Issue of Chicago Medicine Magazine
- How CMS Works for You
- The Chicago Medical Society attacks practice burdens, scope intrusions, and payment woes... THE CHICAGO Medical Society is the most active uniting and fighting for all physicians.
- Childhood Obesity
- Communication strategies for healthcare practitioners by Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM
- Premiums Continue Upward Push
- As in 2021, Illinois leads the latest list of states with the largest proportion of premiums that increased by 10% or more.
- More than Bricks and Mortar—Taking Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls
- How to address social determinants of health on Chicago’s South and West Sides by Debra Wesley and Helen Margellos-Anast, MPH
- DEA and SAMHSA Extend TelePrescribing Flexibilities
- After a record 34,000+ comments were received in response to the proposed rule, the DEA issued this temporary rule - by Arushi Pandya, JD, and Sara Shanti, JD
- Access to Abortion Pill on the Precipice
- A deep dive into the federal court rulings that will decide the fate of Mifepristone by Calla Simeone, JD, Elizabeth Nevins, JD, Amy Dilcher, JD, Amanda Zablocki, JD, and Danielle Vrabie, JD
- U.S. Outlines Landmark Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drugs
- Physician participation in registries key to coverage by Bruce Japsen
- Making the Value-Based Care Journey
- The transition will be dramatic and difficult as medical care shifts to a much different clinical model and underlying business model by Howard Wolinsky
- CAR T-Cell Therapy
- As this breakthrough treatment for lymphoma becomes more widely available to patients in their own communities, here’s what physicians need to know by David Grinblatt, MD
- STIs on the Rise
- More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2021. (Public Health)
- What Does the Physician Compensation Roadmap Look Like?
- The payment model may need to break away from survey data percentiles, by Alex Kirkland, MBA
- An Eye on Evolving COVID Variants
- As virus continues to circulate and mutate, updated vaccines are still weeks away (Public Health)
- Suicide Deaths at Record Levels
- Surge fueled by firearm related suicide deaths (Public Health)
- Cost a Major Barrier to New Weight-Loss Drugs
- Lack of prescription coverage and risk of regaining weight dampen public enthusiasm for new class of drugs (Public Health)
- Improving Detection of Cystic Fibrosis after Newborn Screening
- Primary care providers can reduce barriers to better outcomes, by John Palla, MD, and Susanna A. McColley, MD
- Physician Burnout and Career Fatigue
- The growth of physician workload and workplace violence in healthcare, by Courtney Stokes, JD, MHSA, and James Tekippe, CFA
- Physician Pay Still Slow to Rebound
- Doctor raises not keeping up with inflation post-pandemic, by Bruce Japsen
- Amazon’s Officially Big into Healthcare
- Online retail giant poised for Chicago doctor office expansion
- Chicago Among Few U.S. Cities with Measurable Health Equity Goals
- More local public health departments need to address equity ‘beyond the mission statement’
- Bruising in Young Children
- New app helps Lurie physicians decide when abuse is likely
- Biden HHS Recommends Marijuana Move to Schedule III
- Decision supported by physicians to lower cannabis risks to help medical research
- Physicians and Private Equity-Owned Practices
- Various models cluster in markets for scale or work to reduce administrative burdens
- Biden Administration Proposes Standards at Nursing Homes
- A registered nurse would be required 24/7 at every U.S. nursing home
- Abortion Services Soar in Illinois from Southern States
- 18,300 more abortions in the first half of this year compared to 2020
- Amid Physician Shortage, Most Residents Get Record Job Offers
- Residents are receiving more job recruiting offers than any time since 1991 by Bruce Japsen
- Private Equity Moves into Medical Practice
- But the shift has raised concerns about a focus on profits over patients
- What Physicians Need to Know about Med Spas
- Consider the legal issues before getting involved in these popular services
- More Get Subsidized Coverage Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
- More get subsidized coverage thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
- Inclusive Leadership Promotes Health Equity
- Board diversity helps physicians’ efforts to close health gaps
- Prepping for Evolving 2023-24 COVID-19 Virus
- Dangerous variants mean healthcare workers should return to “targeted masking”
- Deaths in Pediatric ERs from Guns Doubled during Pandemic
- Researchers from Chicago Lurie Children’s Hospital physicians led study By Bruce Japsen
- Physician Practices Struggle to Find Support Staff
- Primary care practices have lost 40% of support staff since 2019
- Physician Pay for Telehealth ‘Similar’ to In-Person
- During the pandemic, private insurers paid similarly for telehealth and in-person care
- Ransomware Attacks Impact 52 Million Patients
- 539 healthcare systems including Chicago sites hit since 2016
- The Next New Thing in Medical Devices: Biowearables
- Healthcare industry hopes biowearable devices like Abbott’s Lingo trigger better patient-physician conversations about health
- Half of U.S. Won’t Get COVID Shot
- Poll: 52% of those previously vaccinated haven’t gotten latest vaccination
- Northwestern, Lurie Children’s Partner on Hepatitis C Treatment
- Public Health
- Physician Burnout & Career Fatigue
- Medical boards and health systems are making systemic changes to humanize physicians and reduce longstanding stigmas around seeking mental health treatment
- A Physician’s Take on Equity, Sustainability and Improvement
- Chicago Medicine interviews Joint Commission CEO Dr. Jonathan Perlin for insight on the accreditor’s four new areas of focus known as the HELP agenda
- A Disabled Physician’s Advice on Disabled Patients
- How physicians can better serve their disabled patients By Delia O’Hara
- Primary Care in ‘Office Setting’ Dips Slightly
- Patients with employer-based health insurance receive care in doctors’ offices less than 90% of the time By Bruce Japsen
- Patients of Color Expect Discrimination
- Public Health
- U.S. Medical Schools Enroll More Diverse Classes
- More women than men enrolled for fifth year in a row By Bruce Japsen
- AMA: 73% Of U.S. Lacks Health Insurance Competition
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois controls 60% of Chicago’s commercial health plan market
- Physicians ‘Excited’ and ‘Concerned’ about Artificial Intelligence
- Member Benefits Report - AMA Poll
- ‘Emergency’ or Not, COVID Still Killing People
- Here’s what physicians advise to stay safe
- Biden Cracks Down on Prior Authorization
- U.S. speeds up health insurer process used to authorize medical care
- Cancer Deaths Are Falling But Cases Are Up
- New cancer diagnoses to hit record this year among the middle-aged
- A Chicago Physician’s Role in U.S. R&D
- Neurosurgeon is a key figure at MITRE Corp.
- When Code Turns into Care
- Navigating the dynamics of artificial intelligence in care delivery
- Employed Physicians Saying ‘YES!’ to Unions
- Burnout, staffing issues, reimbursement and hospital rules push more physicians to unionize
- Pinning Down Preeclampsia, a Serious Pregnancy Disorder
- Researcher brings clinical knowledge of birth into the lab
- Consolidation Impacts Physician Practice and Employment
- A look at the incredibly rapid shift away from private practice to employment by corporate entities by Kelly Kenney, JD
- Cracks Emerge in Retail Clinic Model
- Walgreens VillageMD venture shutters Chicago practices
- Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) 83rd annual conference Nov 19-20, 2024 from Nov 19, 2024 08:00 AM to Nov 20, 2024 08:00 PM — President Abraham Lincoln Springfield, a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel,
- The IPHA Annual Conference offers several opportunities for participants, presenters, and sponsors!
- Washington Health Law Summit Dec. 9-10, 2024 from Dec 09, 2024 08:00 AM to Dec 10, 2024 08:00 PM — Washington, D.C.,
- Hosted by the American Bar Association Health Law Section
- Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) annual business meeting, Dec. 14, 2024 Dec 14, 2024 from 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Zoom,
- All active IPHA members are invited to attend. Each paid member carries one vote in association business matters.
- Chicago Grapples With Measles Outbreak
- City urges residents to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
- New Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Comes to Chicago
- Healthcare innovation - New Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
- Hospice Care Needs a Makeover
- Some Chicago physicians are working with advocates and hospice providers to develop new models to improve care
- 1 in 4 Dropped from Medicaid Now Uninsured
- But Illinois has one of the highest Medicaid renewal rates in the U.S. at 78%, KFF analysis shows
- Plastic Mass a Growing Danger
- Microplastic contaminants including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “forever chemicals” pose global threat by Vishnu Chundi, MD
- Drug Shortages Hit 23-Year U.S. High
- More than 300 drugs—mostly generic injectables—are in short supply
- Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Legal, For Now
- High court’s June docket still could impact reproductive rights
- Four in Five Physicians Lost Revenue from Change Cyberattack
- The cyberattack is financially harming tens of thousands of doctors, the American Medical Association says
- Sept 6 - Illinois State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting Sep 06, 2024 from 07:00 AM to 03:30 PM — Northwestern Memorial Hospital ,
- Illinois State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
- Sept 14 - Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) annual business meeting Sep 14, 2024 from 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Zoom,
- All active IPHA members are invited to attend. Each paid member carries one vote in association business matters. Zoom link and materials will be posted one week prior to the meeting, which will be held at 1 p.m.
- Pharmacists Push to Prescribe
- Battle emerges between physicians and big drugstore chains moving to let pharmacists prescribe
- More Chicago Residents Unionize
- In a landslide vote, more than 1,000 University of Chicago Medicine residents and fellows vote to unionize
- Lurie Children’s Launches Health Advocacy Journal
- The peer-reviewed ‘open access journal’ seeks to address challenges to health equity
- Diagnosing Climate Change
- The impact of climate change is being integrated into physician practices and medical education.
- AMA Backs Diversity in Clinical Trials
- New policy designed to include more “women, sexual and gender minorities”
- Residents Avoid States With Abortion Restrictions
- Analysis shows fewer graduates applying to residencies in states with abortion bans
- The Mayor’s Big Mental Health Play
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has re-opened the shuttered Roseland Mental Health Clinic and begun expanding behavioral health services across the city
- The Importance of Minorities in Clinical Research
- Chicago has a long history of including minority populations in research
- The Healing Power of Trees
- Join a Committee, Drive Change
- Have a say in policy and legislation by serving on a committee
- Hospitals Brace for More Cyberattacks
- U.S. hospitals prone to cyberattacks like the one that hurt patient care at Ascension
- The Concierge Catch
- Better access for a few patients is disrupting care for many
- Pay and Production Rise
- Physician compensation and productivity are rising despite healthcare staffing woes
- Abortion Laws Drive Up OB-GYN Demand and Pay
- Physician Compensation
- Medical Debt Wiped Away for 44,000
- A partnership of Loyola Medicine, Cook County and the nonprofit “Undue Medical Debt” erased more than $100 million in medical debt
- SCOTUS Limits Healthcare’s Federal Power
- A Supreme Court ruling reining in federal agency authority will have far-reaching impact on health agencies
- Local Hospitals Take On Massive Burnout Crisis
- From deploying artificial intelligence to the training of chief wellness officers, Chicago hospitals move to address burnout in healthcare
- More Patients Potentially Eligible for GLP-1 Drug Coverage
- FDA clinical criteria at odds with more restrictive insurer standards
- Prior Authorization in Physician Crosshairs
- Longstanding insurer review process is also under government scrutiny and on the verge of dramatic legislative change
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