News from Around the Web
> Patients should try to be better communicators, too, notes an article from U.S. News & World Report. Article
> Paul Keckley, Ph.D., weighs in on Dr. Oz's recent controversies on the Navigant Healthcare blog. Post
Provider News
> Though some industry groups have criticized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recent rollout of a five-star scale to rank hospitals on patient experience, Ashish Jha, M.D., thinks the move is a sensible one that makes quality ratings far more consumer friendly, according to a post on the Health Care Blog. Article
Health Insurance News
> If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell and strikes down federal subsidies for residents in the 34 states that rely on the federal insurance exchange, one legal expert suggests that residents of those states may never qualify for subsidies. Article
Health IT News
> Meaningful Use audits are becoming an increasing concern to family physicians and need to be addressed, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Article
And Finally… Man turns finicky computer off and on for last time. Article