Richard Payerchin

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The Superbug Challenge: Medicine's Essential Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

1 month ago | patientcareonline.com | Richard Payerchin

This interview appeared originally on partner website Medical Economics. The US may be the global leader in scientific research and medicine, but the nation and its patients are not immune to problems caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Confronting Superbugs: The Critical Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance

1 month ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Richard Payerchin

Our sister brand, Medical Economics, first published this article. The US may be the global leader in scientific research and medicine, but the nation and its patients are not immune to problems caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Drug prices: Introducing research and patient advocacy group AAR

2 months ago | medicaleconomics.com | Richard Payerchin

A discussion about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program with Adina Lasser, director of public policy and government affairs with the Alliance for Aging Research.
Cancer Screening is Essential for Prevention and Guidance Begins in Primary Care

2 months ago | patientcareonline.com | Richard Payerchin

Scientific advances in cancer treatments have saved millions of lives in the United States and around the world. So have family medicine and internal medicine physicians who encourage their patients to get appropriate screenings to detect the disease as early as possible. A study titled, "Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020,” was published in JAMA Oncology in late 2024.
6 tips for starting an RPM program

2 months ago | physicianspractice.com | Richard Payerchin

How to get started with remote patient monitoring. Here are six steps to get you started with an remote patient monitoring program:
What’s driving health care bankruptcies?

2 months ago | physicianspractice.com | Richard Payerchin

More mergers and acquisitions, paying for staff and changes in Washington, D.C., all will be factors affecting health care in 2025, said a forecast from an analyst. Gibbins Advisors, based in Nashville, Tennessee, published “Healthcare Restructuring: Trends and Outlook.” The report analyzed Chapter 11 health care bankruptcy cases with liabilities of at least $10 million, since 2019.
MedPAC wants Medicare physician reimbursement tied to Medicare Economic Index

Jan 17, 2025 | physicianspractice.com | Richard Payerchin

Primary care physicians could get a financial boost if Congress were to base Medicare reimbursement on the Medicare Economic Index and add payments to doctors treating low-income beneficiaries. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted Jan. 16 to recommend Congress alter the way physicians are compensated through the program for seniors aged 65 years and older.
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products

Jan 16, 2025 | patientcareonline.com | Richard Payerchin

Nicotine levels in cigarettes and cigars would be reduced to nonaddictive levels under a new rule proposed by the FDA. Currently there is no limit on nicotine, the substance that makes combusted smoking products so addictive. If the United States adopts the rule, it would be the first country in the world to take that action against the leading cause of preventable death in the nation, and a contributor to chronic disease.
New Proposal Seeks to Expand Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Antiobesity Drugs

Nov 27, 2024 | patientcareonline.com | Richard Payerchin

Medicare Part D and Medicaid would expand drug coverage to include new antiobesity medications, according to a proposal by the administration of President Joe Biden. The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the proposal for the contract year 2026 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D.
Pandemic Medical Misinformation Has Not Prompted Disciplinary Action, Study Reveals

Nov 13, 2024 | patientcareonline.com | Richard Payerchin

The spread of medical misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in much hand-wringing by physicians, patients, public health experts and policymakers.

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Articles

The Superbug Challenge: Medicine's Essential Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Confronting Superbugs: The Critical Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Drug prices: Introducing research and patient advocacy group AAR

Cancer Screening is Essential for Prevention and Guidance Begins in Primary Care

6 tips for starting an RPM program

What’s driving health care bankruptcies?

MedPAC wants Medicare physician reimbursement tied to Medicare Economic Index

FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products

New Proposal Seeks to Expand Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Antiobesity Drugs

Pandemic Medical Misinformation Has Not Prompted Disciplinary Action, Study Reveals

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