SPOTLIGHT -
Morning Medical Update: Stethoscope Market to hit new heights; Adults with Down syndrome often treated like kids in health care; Millions of New Yorkers could lose Medicaid coverage
The top news stories in primary care today.
USPSTF: Primary care is an honor
Working with patients as partners in health.
Morning Medical Update: Gender pay gap among physicians narrows; Primary care misconceptions; What doctors wish patients knew about norovirus
USPSTF: Views of a primary care physician
Primary care clinicians are busy, busy, busy.
Morning Medical Update: A blueberry a day won’t keep the doctor away; Is health Care a good career path?; Integrating addiction medicine into primary care
USPSTF: How the process works
Analyzing recommendations for preventive care.
Morning Medical Update: End-times for health care mask mandates; How Modern Natural Language Processing Is Improving Healthcare; You Think You Have Long COVID: What Now?
USPSTF: Recommendations and evidence
Evaluation process sparks public comments.
Telehealth use around the world: Primary care physicians report
Commonwealth Fund survey shows differences among doctors in 10 developed nations.
Morning Medical Update: Summer health checklist; Do you still need your COVID-19 vaccine card?; Five unfulfilled medical fields
USPSTF: Working to improve health
What does the USPSTF do? Its chairman explains.
Morning Medical Update: Why telemedicine isn’t always cheaper; Scheduling difficulties in primary care; Intermittent fasting vs. calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes
America’s healthiest—and unhealthiest—cities
Where does yours rank?
USPSTF: Getting involved
Primary care physicians are affected by the USPSTF.
Morning Medical Update: Community Garden grows patient-physician bond; The impact of shared medical visits; How much water do you really need?
USPSTF: Meet the new chair
An introduction to the new chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Morning Medical Update: Disability advocates call for required masking; More medical schools withdraw from U.S. news rankings, Free clinics open in Las Vegas schools
Drivers of health: Speaking to primary care
Drivers of health are a major factor creating stress for primary care physicians.
Physician salaries and average gross billing: Family medicine, specialties, and APPs
Even at 50% collection, doctors generate revenues worth more than their salaries.
Physician collection rates: What percent, and how much?
Assume a 50% collection rate times the average amount collected per year, per specialty.
Drivers of health: Post-pandemic effects
COVID-19 exposed existing problems.
Morning Medical Update: Lower Prescription Drugs Costs for the Latino Community; Increase in Adult Stimulant Prescriptions for ADHD; Exercise significantly decreases suicide attempts
Morning Medical Update: The Medicare Hospital Trust Fund depletion; COVID variant “Arcturus”one to watch; Herbal Cigarette Market May See a Big Move
Drivers of health: Physicians need connections
To help patients in need, physicians need connections with resources for assistance.
Patients want online bill pay: a slideshow
Physicians could get paid more, sooner, when they make it easy for patients to pay their bills online.
Morning Medical Update: Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic; Global warming causing earlier, more intense allergy seasons; Retail Health Clinic Access Increased by 51% During Pandemic
Drivers of health: Four steps to get started
Start by measuring drivers of health – and here’s how to make it practical.
Challenges in getting paid: a slideshow
Financial tech adviser InstaMed compiles data about health care payment trends.
Morning Medical Update: How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay?; After A Century Of Upswing, American IQs May Be Falling Again; Proposal to expand Medicaid to undocumented immigrants
Drivers of health: Patients speak out
Patients and physicians agree: It’s appropriate to ask about drivers of health.