Health technology needs to be designed with the clinician in mind
By engaging health care providers in designing them, the next generation of products can mitigate burnout instead of causing it
Naloxone approved for sale without a prescription
FDA decision comes as nation battles rising deaths from opioid addiction
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
The top news stories in primary care today.
Physicians are at the forefront of minimizing the preventive care gap
Patients from under-resourced populations lack the preventive health screenings and early interventions that can reduce the risk of illness or disability.
Financial advice that female physicians would give their younger selves
Be smart about your money to ensure a happy career and retirement.
Advance care directives can prevent wrongful death lawsuits
There’s a surge in a new type of litigation: “wrongful life” lawsuits. These lawsuits emerge when hospitals and clinicians don’t bother to obtain or choose to ignore a patient’s documented care planning wishes.
How much diabetes medication actually costs
“Affordability of prescribed medication in persons with diabetes remains a significant challenge for many Americans,” the study concluded.
Get your practice started on risk-based payment models
As payers push docs to shoulder more risk, practices need to develop a strategy to maximize revenue
Adverse actions against physicians can bring dire consequences
Medical board complaint? Tread carefully.
Drivers of health: Patients speak out
Patients and physicians agree: It’s appropriate to ask about drivers of health.
COVID-19 pandemic still affecting health care payments for physicians
Patients, payers also share 2022 perspectives as everyone deals with staffing, burnout, and high costs likely to continue this year.
Mental health advocates seek changes to proposed telehealth rule on prescribing controlled medications
Rule would limit providers’ ability to write prescriptions without in-person visit
Ohio AG sues pharmacy benefit managers over drug pricing practices
‘Modern gangsters’ use ‘strong arm tactics’ that hurt patients and pharmacies, lawsuit says.
Popular nutrition plans: Building a plan for patients with obesity
The pros and cons of popular diet plans.
The new kid on the block: The Federal Trade Commission and data sharing
Two recent settlements underscore the FTC's status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.
Morning Medical Update: Can artificial intelligence be used to diagnose influenza?; ER’s Error Lands a 4-Year-Old in Collections (For Care He Didn’t Receive); A new law will help mobile clinics cast a wider safety net
Telehealth can expand health care only where patients have internet access
Researchers examine disparities in areas lacking medicine and tech.
Hospitals see improving finances
Low margins make for a challenging environment, but is likely the new normal
Drivers of health: Two measures to start with
Getting started measuring drivers of health with CMS’ Universal Foundation.
Prescription for better U.S. health care spending: Four areas to consider
As medical expenditures approach 20% of GDP, Health Affairs Council delineates road map to lower national bill.
Emergency departments are practicing bad medicine at patients’ expense
The strategy of replacing physicians with NPs and PAs leads to worse outcomes, higher utilization costs
Morning Medical Update: New primary care program for older adults lacks clinical benefits, The Medical School Admissions Cycle: A Month-by-Month Guide, Is a lingering cough after a cold normal?
Residents’ clinical rotation has little effect on length of patient hospital stays
Staggering changeover days of resident and attending physicians also found to have minimal impact on patient outcomes
Health care employment rates hit pre-pandemic levels
Some sectors fare better than others, but health care employment is most recovered from the big drops that occurred during COVID.
Drivers of health: Getting more attention
Medical students discern ‘hidden’ lessons during family medicine clerkships
Identifying challenges could lead to more residents entering primary care.
Morning Medical Update: Why more Americans are putting off going to the doctor - Is it an allergy, or a cold?; Young adults with strong parent relationships have better long-term health outcomes
A new ‘Universal Foundation’ of measures
There’s potential for “a sea of change” in measuring quality of health care.
Here’s a checklist for securing mobile devices used in health care
Cell phones can be hacked, but HHS cybersecurity agency offers advice.
Physicians suffer when hospitals struggle to find digital health solutions
Hospitals know they need digital solutions, but don’t know the best way forward
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