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ABMS names members of newly-formed ‘Stakeholder Council’ (including MAG’s CEO)
ABMS
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has named the members of its newly formed Stakeholder Council at the October 25-26, 2018 Board of Directors (BOD) meeting in Chicago. | READ MORE
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| A timeline of Anthem's bold payment policies [and the fallout] (mentions MAG)
Healthcare Dive
Anthem's aggressive moves to push procedures like imaging to outpatient settings and taking a hard line on emergency room visits has drawn fire from doctors and other critics. | READ MORE
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| 7 health information exchanges connect to military health system (mentions MAG-endorsed HealtheParadigm)
EHR Intelligence
Seven physician-led health information exchanges now contribute patient EHRs to the Military Health System with help from eHealth Exchange. | READ MORE
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| 6 ways fast-evolving pay models are affecting physician practices
AMA Wire
In terms of moving toward new models of physician payment, doctors support the overall direction in which the industry is moving, but not its speed, complexity or unpredictability. | READ MORE
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| Decision time is near…for people enrolling in [ACA] insurance exchange
Georgia Health News
All of the political campaign talk on health care may have obscured the reality that starting Thursday, the health insurance exchange opens for business. | READ MORE
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| More transparency urged on [Georgia] tax donation program for rural hospitals
Georgia Health News
Tens of millions of dollars in business and individual donations have gone to Georgia rural hospitals this year, thanks to a popular state tax credit program. | READ MORE
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| Special Report: Doctors born in India filling medical gaps
Georgia Health News
Dr. Alluri Raju vividly remembers how, more than 30 years ago, his ethnicity brought a patient to tears. Back then, the young physician was known in the small southwest Georgia town of Richland as “the Indian doctor.” | READ MORE
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| Northside suffers another legal setback in fight over its records
Georgia Health News
Northside Hospital has lost another round in court in its long-running open records fight. But the case still may have more time to run before a final resolution. | READ MORE
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| UGA wins national award for helping rural community sustain local health care
UGA Today
The University of Georgia has received a national Award of Excellence from the University Economic Development Association for its work in rural Georgia to save a local hospital from closing and to improve medical service for community residents. | READ MORE
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| Americans really want to believe in alternative therapies for cancer
NBC News
Nearly 40 percent of Americans incorrectly believe that alternative medicine can cure cancer, a new study out Tuesday finds. | READ MORE
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| Survey: Half of parents think flu shot causes the flu
Orlando Sentinel
A new survey on parents’ attitude toward the flu vaccine may shed light on why some continue to resist the flu shot, even though not getting vaccinated could put their children in danger. | READ MORE
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| Survey reveals top 6 challenges faced in medical residency
AMA Wire
For three in five medical residents, nonclinical concerns such as work-life balance, time pressures or debt represent their biggest challenge in training. | READ MORE
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| U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off
Associated Press
The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid epidemic, health secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday, cautioning it’s too soon to declare victory. | READ MORE
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