Cigna Healthcare removed prior authorization requirements from more than 600 medical codes — nearly 25 percent of services.
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Over 1,100 physicians in Tennessee have signed a petition calling on elected officials to enact stronger gun safety legislation in the state, ABC affiliate WKRN reported Aug. 21.
Here are nine new chief medical officers Becker's has reported on since July 25:
94.6 percent of hospitals have been addressing physician shortages through telemedicine programs, according to the results of the Eagle 2023 Telemedicine Adoption Survey.
Amazon Clinic — the company's most recent healthcare initiative — will be focused on price transparency and tiered pricing for healthcare services based on convenience and quality, according to an Aug. 22 report from Forbes.
Three physician groups left Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons network in July, the group confirmed to Becker's.
Nurse practitioners with doctorates have increasingly been pushing back on states' moves to address whether nonphysicians can be called doctors, The Washington Post reported Aug. 20.
Hawaii is the worst state for physicians and nurses, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Montana is the best state for physicians while Washington is the best state for nurses, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found physicians are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population, with suicide rates in the general population hitting an all-time high in 2022, according to the CDC.