Overall, Physicians Are Happy and Enjoy Their Lives
(HealthDay News) — Overall, physicians are happy and enjoy their lives, according to the 2019 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)/CompHealth Physician Happiness Survey published online March...
View ArticleICD-10, Diagnostic Errors, and the Payment Reforms to Improve Diagnostic...
By George Marzouka, MD In October 2015, physicians across the United States transitioned from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision to...
View ArticleEmbrace, Don’t Fear, Price Transparency
Experian Health conducted a study in 2018 to gain insight into what patients find to be good and bad in the health care system. For the most part, patients like their doctors; unsurprisingly, cost is...
View ArticleCorrecting the Gender Pay Gap in Health Care
Gender gaps in salary are common throughout many professions and occupations, with women often paid less than men despite similar qualifications and experience. The health care industry is not exempt....
View ArticleTips for Cutting Down on Readmissions
Health care providers may be able to cut down on the number of their patients who are readmitted to hospitals by communicating with those patients following discharge from the original...
View ArticleCapping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later
(HealthDay News) — Exposure of US physicians to work-hour reforms during residency training is not associated with post-training differences in patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care,...
View ArticleHow do you treat LGBTQ patients?
According to a recent survey from the Center for American Progress, 8% of gay, lesbian and bisexual patients have had a medical provider refuse to see them because of their sexual orientation, and 6%...
View ArticleWorking for a Health System vs Remaining Independent
According to a recently released survey from the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)—the 2019 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey—the income of medical groups in both independent and...
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Getting Started With Telemedicine
Telemedicine will play a significant role in contemporary urology and nephrology practices. Although only a small percentage of urologists and nephrologists current use telemedicine, many more...
View ArticleStrategies to Remain in Independent Practice
After years of rapid purchasing of physician practices by health systems, there are some signs this trend may be slowing. Providers are finding the benefits of working for a healthcare system, such as...
View ArticlePatient Engagement Staff Can Improve Healthcare Delivery
Sue Jacques of Calgary, Alberta, an author and speaker on professionalism, civility, and respect in the workplace, learned to appreciate patient engagement after 2 medical procedures. In one office, a...
View ArticleManaging Patients By Age
When Collin Czarnecki, a researcher at Harmony Healthcare IT in South Bend, Indiana, recently visited his doctor, there was a sign on the wall asking patients to kindly leave their “Google MD” at...
View ArticleUS Primary Care Doctors Face Challenges in Coordinating Care
(HealthDay News) — Physicians from the United States and other high-income countries report difficulties with care coordination, with a substantial proportion of US physicians not receiving timely...
View ArticleIntegrating Economics Into Medical Training
In medical school, students spend a lot of time thinking about how to communicate with patients and incorporate shared decision-making into their treatment. The American Medical Association (AMA)...
View ArticleHaymarket Medical Education Receives Interprofessional Joint Accreditation...
Paramus, NJ—January 9, 2020—Caroline O. Pardo, PhD, General Manager for Haymarket Medical Education (HME), is pleased to announce that HME, based in Paramus, NJ, has been accredited as a provider of...
View ArticlePhysicians Spend >16 Minutes Per Encounter on EHR Use
(HealthDay News) — Physicians spend a considerable amount of time using electronic health records (EHRs) to support care delivery, with wide variation seen in the distribution of time within specialty,...
View ArticleFostering a Positive Workplace Culture
Online descriptors of high-performing healthcare providers abound. Successful ones are described as having a positive culture, aligned goals and consistent leadership. Adjectives like agile,...
View ArticleWealthy Pay Most to Finance US Health Care
(HealthDay News) — Health care payments in the United States are more regressive than previously thought, according to a study published online in Health Services Research. Katherine Grace Carman, PhD,...
View ArticleGender Gap Persists in Starting Salary for Physicians
(HealthDay News) — The gender gap in starting salary for physicians persists, although it is unclear which factors account for this gap, according to a report published online in Health Affairs....
View ArticleDo Not Fear the Chatbots
In a 2019 article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, investigators presented the findings of a web-based self-report survey of 100 physicians who were asked to give their opinions about...
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