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Impostor syndrome is a risk for doctors of all ages
These people ignore praise, are highly self-critical, and attribute their successes to external factors, such as luck, hard work, or receiving...
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Mental health questions cut from MD licensing applications in 21 states
Four in 10 physicians said they did not seek help for burnout or depression because they worried that their employer or state medical board would...
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The ‘psychological warfare’ of prior authorization
The growing administrative - and emotional - burden of prior authorization is contributing to physician burnout.
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Patient aggression against receptionists demands protocols
A literature review shows widespread verbal and physical abuse toward medical office receptionists.
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Residency match process under scrutiny again, this time by AMA
AMA may study alternatives to the current residency matching program in an effort to improve residents’ compensation and other job-related issues...
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New law allows international medical graduates to bypass U.S. residency
“If other states see a positive effect on Tennessee or are exploring ways to alleviate their own shortages, it’s possible [they] might follow suit...
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Should you dismiss a difficult patient?
Even if a reason seems legitimate, that doesn’t make it legal.
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Proposal to cap Part B pay on some drugs draws opposition
MedPAC’s recommendation on Part B add-on pay for costly drugs met strong resistance, but reactions were mixed to a plan to reduce reimbursement...
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Docs misdiagnose aneurysm and patient dies; must pay $29M; more
“If you just treat people based on what the likelihood is, statistically, you’re going to miss a lot of life-threatening conditions.”
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International rights group calls out United States for allowing hospitals to push millions into debt
About a third of U.S. adults with health care debt owed money for hospitalization.
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New bill would provide greater length of time to sue doctors
Without a statute of limitations, people could bring claims many years after the fact, which makes it harder to obtain and preserve evidence.