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Six takeaways from Pew Research’s latest poll

A recent study found that diabetes patients who receive four hemoglobin A1c per year have much lower hospitalization costs than those who receive three or fewer tests. The savings amount to thousands of dollars per patient, per year.

Focus on accurate billing to drive and retain revenue.

How can the healthcare industry better encourage doctors to practice in rural settings?

We asked our readers how burnout affected their careers, how they coped with feelings of burnout in their own lives, and what they think needs to change.

Is direct primary care a solution to physician burnout?

ABIM reveals plans for “self-paced pathway” to demonstrate knowledge

Has this kind of technology made a difference for physician practices?

A new study investigates what societal factors influence HPV vaccination as age recommendation for vaccine expands.

Flu vaccines manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur will be delayed a few weeks, but should still arrive in time to provide protection for the season.

We must commit to enhancing EHRs to make them more usable for physicians

Despite high levels of merger activity, healthcare organizations still struggle to effectively integrate physician practices into the fold

10 states with the worst performance in healthcare across three areas.

When doctor reimbursements shrink, there's only one way to see the truth.

Key outcomes remain where they were in 2005, a new study finds

An expert task force says screening is justified by evidence and can help patients

A growing number of organizations are adopting tools to bring the advances of genomic science into the physicians’ workflow, and early evidence shows its helping.

A small study polling patients on vaccine refusal reasons at a small travel clinic reveals that patients were more worried about what they perceived as vaccine risks rather than diseases themselves, even after education was provided.

An incremental approach to improving outcomes.

A new study finds that telephone coaching sessions can reduce burnout symptoms

Researchers for the first time have investigated whether there is a link between sexual orientation and vaccination status, and the answer is … sometimes.

While many physicians don their white coat to care for those in need, they are confronted by a system that has stolen their autonomy and relegated them to the silent position of “provider.”

The increase in competition from retail clinics and urgent care centers brings new challenges for independent medical practices.

Greater physician input is needed in everything from EHR design to hospital administration, says Gary Price, MD

How is your state performing when it comes to cost, access and patient outcomes?

Feelings of burnout among doctors has pervasive effect on happiness, work-life balance and patient care, according to our exclusive survey results.

Heads of physician, public health organizations call for action to curtail rise in firearm-related deaths and injuries

There are a lot of options when it comes to flu vaccines, and now is the time to start thinking about-and better understanding-the differences