> Physicians described to the Las Vegas Journal how they came to accept delivering bad news as a difficult but important part of their profession. Article
> With almost all insurers using physician profile reports to support data-driven decision-making, the AMA has created new "Guidelines for Reporting Physician Data" that aim to encourage greater format standardization, process transparency and level of detail, Healthcare Finance News reported. Article
> The number of women in their 40s receiving mammograms dropped nearly 6 percent the year after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its 2009 breast cancer screening guidelines, according to Mayo Clinic research reported by American Medical News. Article
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