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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids, 2022—Need for Integrating Dosing Benchmarks with Shared Decision-Making
A fully individualized, unstructured decision-making process
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Congress Can Eradicate Hepatitis C and Reduce the Deficit at the Same Time
The initiative comes with a $12.3 billion price tag — and over 10 years, the savings in health care costs will reach $18.1 billion.
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Lowering Medicare Advantage Overpayments from Favorable Selection by Reforming Risk Adjustment
One potential path for reducing Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments from favorable selection is reforming the current administered payment approaches linking spending in fee-for-service (FFS) to MA rates.
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Why Doctors Using ChatGPT Are Unknowingly Violating HIPAA
USC Schaeffer Center senior fellow Genevieve Kanter says the risk to patient privacy posed by AI chatbots presents unique challenges.
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Alzheimer’s Drug Approved; USC Policy Experts Available to Discuss FDA Approval of Leqembi
For the first time in two decades, an Alzheimer’s drug has received full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. USC Schaeffer Center experts are available to discuss this milestone and the challenges ahead.
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Health Care Privacy Risks of AI Chatbots
Ultimately, health systems facing increased risk of AI chatbot breaches must decide whether to discourage clinicians’ use of this technology or embrace it.
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Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle
A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk
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Favorable Selection Ups the Ante on Medicare Advantage Payment Reform
Overpayment to Medicare Advantage plans due to favorable selection, “coding intensity” and rating bonuses could exceed $75B in 2023.
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Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans Could Exceed $75 Billion in 2023, USC Schaeffer Center Research Finds
Overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans now exceed 20% annually, underscoring the urgent need for reform.
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Comparing Doctors to Peers Doesn’t Make Them Hate Their Jobs and May Improve Quality of Care
Researchers found that behavioral interventions aimed at improving performance can be designed to protect clinician job satisfaction and improve quality of care.
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