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While there are some changes physicians can make at the personal and practice level, it requires system-wide transformation to alleviate burnout.

Streamlined administrative tasks, inbox management, and focus on work-life balance can all help reduce physician burnout.

The agency announced five new payment models focused on primary care. Here’s what you need to know.

Patient privacy is dealt with in different ways by different doctors.

A survey of 2,428 U.S. consumers and 158 physicians conducted by consulting firm EY found that both groups want to embrace new technology that improve engagement.

Adult vaccination should be promoted as a way to improve health, rather than just avoid disease, according to a new report

The 2019 changes at first glance seem to have minor changes, but if you are supervising residents, the documentation requirements are now higher.

CDC has issued a statement to put to rest the question of whether adults need a booster for measles protection

Primary care physicians, working in an environment where patients need to be evaluated, monitored, and motivated in short office visits, sometimes struggle to effectively treat patients with diabetes.

New research from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) shows that the median compensation for established providers is on the rise, with primary care physicians seeing a 3.4 percent increase from 2017 to 2018.

Cancer is the second most costly medical condition in the United States behind heart disease, and a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) sought to better understand Medicare costs.

There are three aspects to medical financial hardship: material, psychological, and behavioral. They all can impact adherence to physician treatment plans and follow-up care.

A survey of 83 healthcare organizations across 34 states shows that core discretionary benefits, such as retirement plans, medical insurance, income protection, time off, and professional development, did not significantly change from 2014 to 2018.

Physician leader Atul Gawande believes that as treatment options proliferate for cancer care and other serious illnesses, it will create a new challenge: patient communication about quality of life.

A study presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) shows that the type of health insurance and other socio-economic factors influence treatment outcomes for multiple myeloma.

Trends in cancer survivorship, the shift to value-based care are fueling the need to reinvent care delivery models to accommodate this growing segment of the population.

Primary care physicians and oncologists need to better coordinate and communicate as cancer survivorship rates climb, according to a panel at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.

What patients really think of your waiting room.

The Trump administration has proposed rolling back federal rules prohibiting discrimination in healthcare against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals that are part of the Affordable Care Act.

A new analysis points to lack of training on how to use EHRs as the chief cause of physician dissatisfaction.

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Healthcare experts weigh in on the five new payment models for primary care

What doctors need to know about revamping their office space to meet consumer demands.