Dr. Keith Roach Dear Dr. Roach:I am a 60-year-old woman. In 2020 I was diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). At that time, I had a bone density scan that showed osteopenia of the left femoral neck with a T score of -1.3. My 10-year fracture risk was 6.9%, with 0.5% for hip fractures. The …
Much has changed in the reporting of radiology results since the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law on December 13, 2016. The Cures Act was designed to help accelerate new innovations and progress in the delivery of patient care, significantly undercutting its “information blocking” prohibitions. Even without enforcement mechanisms in place, information blocking …
By Maria McCann BBC News NI 2 hours ago Legend, Dr Michael Watt worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital as a neurologist Lawyers for a doctor at the center of Northern Ireland’s biggest patient recall have withdrawn from his new hearing practice. Michael Watt’s legal representatives said they were “concerned about his serious mental health …
Nearly one in four psychiatrists do not purchase insurance due to administrative and reimbursement challenges in processing payer claims, harming equitable patient access to care. San Francisco, October 24, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Osmind, the public benefit corporation that helps clinicians and researchers advance life-saving mental health treatments, today announced Osmind Claims, which introduces new features to billing …
A British Columbia psychiatrist has permanently surrendered her medical license in response to a complaint about her treatment of a PTSD patient participating in a clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, CBC News has learned. Donna Dryer of Cortes Island irrevocably resigned her registration on Aug. 1 and received a formal reprimand after admitting to unprofessional …