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Citational Racism: How Leading Medical Journals Reproduce Segregation in American Medical Knowledge

Bill of Health

After its founding in 1847, the AMA notably sidestepped the issue of integration by making membership for Black physicians contingent on state medical society membership. After decades of exclusion, Black physicians founded the National Medical Association (NMA) in Atlanta, Georgia in 1895. A partial reckoning.

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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a multitude of juicy opportunities for bad actors, ranging from phishing attempts fueled by fear of the crisis to patchy work-from-home security practices. Report authors also flagged endpoint security – including medical devices and COVID diagnostic devices – as a major concern. ON THE RECORD.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Overall, 75% of consumers trust medical doctors, and 69% trust nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Specifically, 52% would trust diagnoses or treatments determined by a physician supported by an intelligent machine (IM)/AI; and, 31% would trust diagnoses or treatments determined entirely by IM/AI.

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Alabama Doctor and 3 Nurse Practitioners Charged With Running Fraudulent Pill Mill

Pharmacy Law Blog

The nurse practitioners and physician allegedly prescribed opioids including fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and hydromorphone on a monthly basis for years, according to the indictment. Law Enforcement Raids on Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses and Other Health Providers Will Continue. The Alleged Pill Mill.

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Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Florida Compounding Pharmacy’s FCA Suit

Pharmacy Law Blog

“Florida compounding pharmacy must face U.S. fraud suit – judge.” December 4, 2017).

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20 Tips to Help You Survive Facing Peer Review for Your Hospital Clinical Privileges-Part 2 of 2

Pharmacy Law Blog

Remember, future reviews of your statement may not be physicians (e.g., 15. If the care being examined involved another physician as well as you, or if the care was of a patient referred by another physician, see if that physician supports the care you provided and will provide you a letter or statement saying that.

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Illinois Implements New Regulations That Allow Psychologists to Prescribe

Pharmacy Law Blog

Therefore, their patients have been unable to obtain psychotropic medications to treat their mental illnesses without seeing a physician, or in some cases a nurse practitioner or physician assistant with prescribing authority. The collaborative physician is not required to be a psychiatrist. Delegate prescriptive authority; 3.