SPOTLIGHT -
February 5th 2024
While I don’t believe that AI is ready to replace physicians when it comes to the practice of medicine (now or possibly ever), I have been shocked at how far it has progressed in acting as a medical scribe.
January 10th 2024
It's time for pharmaceutical companies and others to innovate and disrupt the distribution side of treatment.
December 5th 2023
With planning and perseverance, small practices can still succeed against large practices and health care organizations
November 10th 2023
How to improve communication between primary and specialty care.
October 30th 2023
Let’s look at key considerations for health care leaders as they invest in innovation.
Texting tips for various patient types
Patients are accustomed to texting in all facets of their lives and those habits carry over into their relationship with their doctor.
HPI: Context and modifying factors
The different elements of the history of present illness.
3 key areas to clarify in an employment contract
In most states, non-compete covenants in physician contracts are enforceable if they are reasonable in their scope and duration.
How to find the right EHR point person
Minimize or eliminate EHR frustration by dedicating a “superuser” in the practice.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
When the HITECH Act was passed and implemented throughout the healthcare industry, the architects of the law had good intentions.
Expecting a universal EHR standard is a childlike belief
You have to admire Dr. Conway's childlike beliefs. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and one standard format for sharing electronic health data.
Doctors to EHR vendors: You need our input
Finding an EHR designed solely for improving patient care remains a source of simmering frustration, judging by the results of the Medical Economics 2017 EHR Report.
Poor design hampers EHR usability, doctors say
Inability to share information across systems remains major EHR failure
Top 11 gripes physicians have with patients
We asked primary care physicians from around the country what their top gripes with patients have been, and their answers may surprise you-or relate to you wholeheartedly. Read on to find out what they had to say.
2017 EHR Report Card
Electronic health records (EHRs) now are a part of most medical practices, yet doctors remain unhappy with them. In the Medical Economics 2017 EHR report-our fifth-we let them explain why in their own words.
Why are EHRs still so terrible?
Unfortunately, the federal government has pulled the pin and tossed it into the exam room, resulting in an explosion of inefficiency and a disruption in patient care and communication.
Understanding the connect between poverty, health and healthcare
How should we be addressing the broader issue of population health?
Reducing the burdens of technology can restore joy to physicians
With thoughtful improvements to how technology is employed and measured, physicians can return to the joy of practice.
Physicians should look inward to keep from burning out
How one physician turned his recovery from burnout into a leadership program that’s shifted the culture in his medical system.
Should patients be allowed to record their doctors?
Smartphones are transforming professional conversations.
Is end-of-life planning truly necessary?
Do you know what treatments your patients would want if they became seriously or even terminally ill?
Why do we keep prescribing heroin to patients?
Let us all remember when the pen hits the prescription pad to write for an opioid that heroin is an opioid, too.
DAAs safely treat chronic kidney disease in HCV patients
Direct-acting antiviral therapy with sofosbuvir-based combinations safely and effectively treats HCV infection in patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease.
Researchers: Hepatitis C virus control needs a public health approach
A new study suggests a public health approach is necessary to control the spread of hepatitis C virus in urban communities.
MIT researchers develop one-shot vaccine series
Imagine if you could administer an entire vaccine series in just one shot. That technology might be on the horizon, thanks to researchers at MIT.
Unvaccinated adult travelers pose measles risk
Adults who don’t know they need or refuse measles vaccinations before international travel introduce more than half of new U.S. measles cases.
Physicians respond to Trump's latest Obamacare action
Here’s what physicians from across the country had to say about the president’s latest moves.
8 strategies to survive value-based reimbursement
Although some healthcare professionals may not welcome value-based reimbursement with open arms, they may to learn to love it later.
One size does not fit all in value-based reimbursement
For small or independent practices to thrive in this healthcare environment, a "big picture" view of value-based reimbursement really helps.
The growing financial impact of patient satisfaction
With more healthcare costs being shifted to consumers, they are expecting more from their providers.
Preventive and E/M coding: What diagnoses go where?
What diagnoses go where?
Your Voice: “Curing an American Sickness” great idea, but more is required
Best ways to boost practice performance
Starting out with clear priorities will help simplify process of finding the right plan, experts advise
Physicians deserve more recognition for their hard work and dedication
Medical Economics is announcing its first-ever “ChangeMakers in Medicine” award.