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Time Is Money: Should Physicians Be Compensated for EHR Engagement?
“I think it’s reasonable to consider it being reimbursed because we’re taking our time and effort and making decisions to help the patient.”
From the Journals
Active Surveillance for Cancer Doesn’t Increase Malpractice Risk
Researchers identify malpractice trends involving active surveillance related to thyroid, prostate, kidney, and...
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AI and Suicide Prevention in Primary Care: A Q&A
AI can help both to identify patients in need of intervention and locate available treatments.
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Florida Legislature Passes Free Skin Cancer Screening Requirement
The Florida legislation will allow physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who operate under the supervision of a dermatologist to...
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Time Is Money: Should Physicians Be Compensated for EHR Engagement?
Doctors manage EHRs and communicate with patients daily, efforts which increase efficiency and patient satisfaction, yet are often unpaid.
The Optimized Doctor
Meditating in the Mundane
Much as I'd like to think I'm on trend, I don't believe self-improvement in the mundane will catch fire like taking magnesium or Wim Hof breathing...
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You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Understanding and Promoting Compassion in Medicine
Improving compassion may depend on the creation of organizational and clinical conditions in which physician compassion can thrive.
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Restrictions Eased on Bariatric Surgery Because of GLP-1 Costs
Data do suggest that at least for now, these new agents for treating obesity are not cost-effective, whereas bariatric surgery is.
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Gaps Found in Appropriate SGLT2, GLP-1 Prescribing
Few patients are being prescribed the medications and prescription rates are even lower for racial and ethnic minorities.
From the Journals
Few Childhood Cancer Survivors Get Recommended Screenings
‘As many as four out of five of these survivors will develop a serious or life-threatening late effect of their cancer therapy by age 45,’ the...