Creating a patient-positive care environment in your medical practice
A positive strategy to help patients with obesity is to help set realistic goals.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Oct. 5, 2022
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
Closing your health care practice: What you need to know
Follow these general guidelines to minimize the effects on your patients
California enacts COVID-19 misinformation law for physicians
Unsupported claims could lead to license suspensions, revocations.
Barriers physicians face when seeking help for burnout
Finding, providing and paying for the best mental health services for physicians is a complicated topic, but there is an easy way to help.
Feds announce $346M to address worker shortages in health care
Programs will add community health workers, nurses in primary care, other specialties, and public health.
Embracing value-based care
Six strategies for profitability with new payment models
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Oct. 4, 2022
Fewer children than adults getting COVID-19 vaccinations
Study links discrepancy to adults’ misbeliefs about vaccine safety
Surprise – 20% of physicians feel there is no stigma in seeking mental health care
The 2022 Physicians Foundation survey found 80% of physicians feel there is stigma attached to physicians seeking mental health care.
FDA accelerates drug approvals, but then some follow-up trials lag
HHS Inspector General examines process for getting drugs to patients and to market quickly.
Hospitals struggle with margins
Operating margins slightly improve, but low volumes hurt overall performance
13 states with the worst patient insurance rates
The worst state is more than double the national average for health insurance coverage.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Oct. 3, 2022
Implementing Value-Based Care with Annual Wellness Visits
Immunomodulator therapy advances the management of gout
A review of the practical and clinical implications of the MIRROR study and consider the impact of pegloticase combined with an immunomodulator.
Physician roundtable: Burnout continues to escalate
Physician burnout is “very disturbing,” “quite worrisome,” and “a crisis” in U.S. health care, according to three leaders of the Physicians Foundation.
Your patients aren’t taking your calls because they don’t know who’s calling
Survey shows that patients are dealing with so many phone scams that they miss calls from their doctors because the number isn’t identified
Suicide, ‘a major contributor to premature death’ in U.S., rises by 4% for 2021
Figures strengthen resolve but don’t offer context for complex issue, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention says.
Burnout is pervasive, unacceptable and expensive
Health care systems will change when more leaders realize how expensive it is to replace physicians who leave because of poor workplace conditions.
Select medical software based on your practice’s life cycle stage
Though providers probably can use any type of medical software, the financial resources they are able to invest in medical solutions differ significantly based on the type of practice.
Patients, careers suffer when burnout builds up for physicians
International study examines intertwined effects as problem approaches global crisis.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 30, 2022
RPM technology is a smart innovation for savvy practitioners
The COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to issues such as patient access to care, and it accelerated existing technology and innovative options, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.
Wellbeing checkup: Burnout, depression, suicide
A conversation on physician well-being
Will your finances be affected by the Inflation Reduction Act?
Some effects will be indirect, some will be direct and other elements of the IRA will not be felt at all.
Streamlining electronic health records could help with physician burnout
Making electronic health records more user friendly, while adding to physician flexibility and autonomy, are practical solutions that could reduce physician burnout.
Survey: Medical costs burdening 2 out of every 5 Americans
Despite record high health coverage, many adults still struggling with medical bills
The future of medical practice marketing
How should your practice be raising patient awareness about the care and services you provide?
Medical groups want more time to comply with rules on information blocking
Potential $1 million fines are possible for physicians and health care providers who won’t share patient electronic health information.
