Practice Management
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Inflation and health care: The prognosis for doctors
“Staff wages, as well as office equipment and medical supply costs, are increasing faster than insurance and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement...
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Docs reveal perils of giving medical advice to friends and family
“If you gave medical advice without having assessed them, you’re lacking the medical history, a physical exam, and you should not be giving advice...
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How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
Health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every price they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services...
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‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”
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Surgeons, who see it up close, offer ways to stop gun violence
A committee of the American College of Surgeons developed specific recommendations in 2018, which are still valid today.
Conference Coverage
High rates of med student burnout during COVID
Compared with male medical students, female medical students were more apt to exhibit signs of burnout, emotional exhaustion, and cynicism.
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Are docs getting fed up with hearing about burnout?
“I am not sure if physicians are tired of hearing about ‘burnout,’ but I do think that they want to hear about solutions that go beyond just...
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Legislative efforts continue to revamp laws governing PAs
In an OTP environment, each state would authorize PAs to be eligible for direct payment by all public and private insurers.
From the Journals
Improved cancer survival in states with ACA Medicaid expansion
The 2-year overall survival increased from 80.6% before the ACA to 82.2% post ACA in expansion states and from 78.7% to 80% in nonexpansion states...