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The latest COVID-19 news relevant to physicians when it comes to the business of medicine.
March 29th 2023
Patients, payers also share 2022 perspectives as everyone deals with staffing, burnout, and high costs likely to continue this year.
March 21st 2023
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March 20th 2023
March 17th 2023
March 15th 2023
Here’s what to expect from the pandemic, point-of-care marketing, AI and more for this year and beyond.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 27, 2022
Supply, demand out of balance for primary care, behavioral health in cities across U.S.
Analyst uses hyperlocal data to understand current and forecasted physician shortages.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 26, 2022
Physician burnout up significantly since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
Increase exceeds first years of EHR nationwide rollout, study finds
Senator moves to end COVID-19 pandemic national emergency
Congress could overrule presidential declaration, but White House threatened veto of similar measure in March.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 23, 2022
Good news about telehealth: It works
Researchers say data debunk “myths” that hold back widespread electronic interaction between physicians, patients.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 22, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 21, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic hit health care employment less than other sectors
Changes in unemployment rates tied to occupational income
COVID-19 had ‘profound’ effect as physician burnout rose in 2021
Family physicians were among those most at risk for increased burnout in pandemic.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 19, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 16, 2022
Removing barriers to physician mental health care in 3 steps
Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation teams with Physicians Foundation to define problem, propose solutions.
Physician burnout becoming better known, but solutions slow to develop
Physicians Foundation offers latest tally of problem that went from bad to worse in COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 15, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 14, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 13, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 12, 2022
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 9, 2022
Federal inspectors find ‘high risk’ providers in Medicare telehealth billing worth $127.7M
HHS develops new measures that could indicate fraud, abuse, or waste.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 8, 2022
September, October prime time for flu vaccines and COVID-19 boosters
AAFP president discusses endorsement, patient approaches, next round of shots.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 7, 2022
Expanded telehealth helped patients treated for opioid use disorder in COVID-19 pandemic
Practices could continue to help, but experts say there are still challenges to overcome.
CDC recommends updated COVID-19 boosters ahead of possible fall surge
Move comes after FDA give emergency use authorization for bivalent vaccines.
Health care employment grows, but national jobless rate creeps up in August
Sector had 16.45 million jobs last month, according to federal figures.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 2, 2022
AMA publishes new codes for updated COVID-19 vaccines, boosters
Four for adult vaccines effective immediately, four pending approval for youths.
COVID-19, drug overdoses drag down U.S. life expectancy in 2021
Figures published days after report confirms drop in 2020.