Richard Payerchin

Volume logs life as a small-town physician

CDC, other experts are tracking increases in respiratory syncytial virus cases in infants.

The United States is a great place to be sick, but needs to grow healthy people to begin with.

Report card on U.S. health care system has marks from slightly above average to really bad.

FDA, CDC grant approve use for adults at least six months after first two-dose series, but with no booster.

Physicians and everyone should know substance use and addiction can hurt the ones they love.

Candidates working to lower prescription drug costs could gain supporters at the ballot box.

Watching patients and the community grow is the heart of the job.

First enforcement action seeking court enforcement through the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Justice Department says Cigna pocketed millions; complaint follows national news report about widespread fraud by Medicare Advantage insurers.

Why health care needs to change to recognize outside factors.

Study examines patient action that ‘is frequently harmful, and sometimes deadly.’

In poverty, people make choices from options available.

Administration pushes for vaccines and boosters for the fall.

In 2010, infections and hepatitis C foreshadowed another epidemic.

As lawmakers consider future of funding, study reports video visits provided quality care across 13 of 16 measures.

General population grows, but primary care physician population is not keeping up in some cities.

Consolidation and lack of competition create risk of higher prices for patients.

A new physician is surprised at requests for prescription painkillers.

Local level data needed to understand gaps in services, analyst says.

Lack of providers, stigma are barriers to seeking needed care, but meaningful conversations can help.

A ‘Tale of Two Cities’ off Interstate 65

If more screening creates more demand, these cities rank above the national average.

MGMA releases annual member survey on processes that take time away from patient care.

Offering financial education helps patients understand what they owe, why, and when.

Working from home offers flexibility for staff, gateway for cyberattacks.

Physicians should consider legalities as scope of practice laws change around the country.

Recognizing it’s a problem is first step to making changes that help workforce, patients and the bottom line.

Pay is important, but culture is crucial for recruiting and retaining staff.

Provider population not keeping up with general population growth in some parts of the country.