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Medscape report shares the current average compensation for physicians in 29 specialties along with insights about how physicians are feeling about their incomes these days.
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a life-sustaining therapy for severe refractory cardiogenic shock. Although VA-ECMO provides various degrees of cardiopulmonary support, mortality rates remain high. Serum biomarkers have potential to identify the rising risk of mortality in patients receiving ECMO, but evidence supporting their prognostic value is inconsistent.
Commercial payors are increasingly adopting the new CPT telehealth code set (98000–98015), signaling a potential shift away from using standard office/outpatient E/M codes (99202–99215) for virtual care. This shift can have payment implications, as plans use these codes to vary payment. While approaches differ by plan, several Blue plans and national carriers have begun requiring … Read More
In the July issue of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM), you’ll find a lineup of articles across various subspecialty areas and topics, including an investigation into biomarkers associated with mortality in patients receiving VA-ECMO for cardiogenic shock, the prevalence of allopathic residents in orthopedic residency programs formerly accredited by the AOA during single accreditation, an … Read More
The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians and osteopathic community members includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns.
Ibegan my first osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) shift at a student-run free clinic with a quiet trepidation and with a patient who had been returning for years. She moved slowly, guarded in her posture, carrying a tension you could feel before she spoke. As I worked through the structural exam, she admitted softly, almost embarrassed, … Read More
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