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01/06/2025

Though well-intentioned, the CFPB’s medical debt credit reporting ban would severely inhibit the activities of medical collection companies who partner with healthcare providers to collect outstanding medical accounts.

To assess the repercussions of the CFPB medical debt ban, it’s important to understand the role that credit reporting plays in healthcare...

12/21/2024

Although the study did not meet its primary endpoint - a significant difference between groups in anxiety change scores - the researchers found that anxiety levels were lower 2 to 4 hours after ingesting CBD. They also concluded CBD was safe as a treatment for anxiety among breast cancer patients.

Although the primary endpoint was not met in a phase 2 study of women who used CBD before a scan, researchers say CBD does have some anti-anxiety effects.

08/30/2023

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Those small steps will add up, and you’ll be at your goals before you know it.

08/03/2023

The suit alleges that UMR, the largest third-party administrator in the country, denied thousands of patients’ claims relating to emergency room services and urinary drug screenings.

UnitedHealth Group is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Labor over denied services.

07/23/2023

This week’s ConsumerAffairs-Trend Micro Threat Alert found there are plenty of schemes around the movies “Barbie” and Oppenheimer. Jon Clay, vice president of Threat Intelligence at Trend Micro, says people should stay alert.

When two blockbuster movies are scheduled to premiere the same weekend, it can generate a lot of excitement among movie fans and grab the attention of the

04/25/2023

A interesting read!!

Gone are the days when the healthcare finance leader simply reported on the results of the previous month, quarter or year. Today, healthcare finance leaders are being tapped to leverage financial, operational and clinical data to inform strategic direction and lead their organizations into the futu...

04/05/2023

https://blog.abim.org/internal-medicine-has-a-banner-match-year/
Good morning to an interesting read!!

06/18/2021

A new investigation reveals that common predatory patient billing practices by hospitals across the US. In positive news, Regeneron's COVID-19 treatment should help reduce mortality rates.

03/13/2021

Dr. Deidra Crews is a board certified nephrologist, serving on ABIM’s Nephrology Board. She is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins University School…

02/20/2021

December 2020 Meeting The December meeting of the Gastroenterology (GI) Board came at an extremely important time for ABIM and its diplomates. The ongoing fight against the COVID-19…

02/18/2021

Fall 2020 Meeting The fall meeting of the Cardiovascular Board came at an extremely important time for ABIM and its diplomates. The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic…

02/16/2021

Sharing a Living Wellness Blog.

Martha Twaddle, MD, serves as co-chair of the ABIM Test-Writing Committee on Hospice and Palliative Medicine, a unique shared leadership model reflecting the collaboration within this multi-specialty committee.…