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Why the AMA President Thinks Scope of Practice Expansions Are a ‘Terrible Idea’

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To address the growing physician shortage, some people argue that the scope of practice should be expanded for skilled healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners and pharmacists. He argued that throwing other professionals into physicians’ roles will have poor ramifications of patient safety.

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Mount Sinai Doctors Vote to Strike Over Pay, Benefits Disparities

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Resident physicians at Mount Sinai’s Elmhurst Hospital in Queens have voted to authorize a strike.

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Correcting Provider Biases About Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients Can Protect Their Health and Safety

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Providers, administrators, health insurers and other healthcare-access gatekeepers can learn, train, change policies and remove barriers facing vulnerable groups so they can receive the long-overdue opportunity to pursue their best health and well-being.

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Inside Healthcare’s Hottest New AI Category: Agentic AI

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While initial adoption is focused mainly on non-clinical areas like scheduling and prior authorizations, experts predict that AI agents could eventually play a role in clinical decision-making, provided they meet rigorous safety and reliability standards.

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Consumers fall into three COVID-19 vaccine adoption segments

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These are consumers who have relatively firm personal conviction in their decision to get vaccinated and may well be “first in line” when a vaccine is available to them—assuming continued positive safety and efficacy evidence. Importantly, they want to receive information from trusted sources, namely physicians.

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Navigating Virtual Prescribing Policy Changes in 2025

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Through collaboration between regulators and healthcare stakeholders, telehealth prescribing can continue to expand treatment access while maintaining proven safety standards. The post Navigating Virtual Prescribing Policy Changes in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.

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Eliminating the AI ‘Black Box’ to Make Clinical Data Usable

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The key is to continue to embrace new breakthroughs – with strong guardrails for safety, privacy and transparency. As Gen AI continues to mature, there will be ways to employ these technologies thoughtfully and safely in healthcare today. The post Eliminating the AI ‘Black Box’ to Make Clinical Data Usable appeared first on MedCity News.

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