Business of Medicine
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Why private practice will always survive: Seven doctors who left employment tell why
“If you have the motivation, you can do it. Depending on your competence, you can outsource as much or as little as you want.”
From the Journals
Out-of-state telehealth visits could help more patients if restrictions eased: Study
Patients who live near state borders don’t have the same access to telehealth that other residents do in some states; people in rural areas are...
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Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity
Within weeks, the Four Seasons long-term care home brand may be finished.
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Increasing primary care doctors’ knowledge of IPF could speed up diagnoses, suggests white paper
Nonspecific symptoms of IPF may prompt primary care providers to pursue other assessment pathways.
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Presence of community health workers linked with better results in patients with T2D
Blood sugar levels decreased and more patients moved toward self-care when people who came from the patients’ community joined a primary care...
Commentary
How to make the best of your worst reviews
In primary care, the patient-physician relationship is so central to what we do that ignoring your “likability” has the potential to threaten your...
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Community-level actions could mitigate maternal mortality
National Institute for Health Care Management panelists advocate partnerships between hospitals and community centers to ease barriers to access...
The Optimized Doctor
Dignity
We've driven medicine to the efficient and left little of the dignity it seems.
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House passes prior authorization bill, Senate path unclear
A $16 billion estimate for a bill meant to speed Medicare Advantage prior authorizations may complicate efforts to pass the measure. But the...
From the Journals
Physicians can’t be bystanders in ‘silent scourge’ of medical bullying
“Through bullying, we are losing voices in medicine just at that point in time where we are trying to diversify the workforce to improve...
Managing Your Practice
EHR: A progress report
EHRs will inevitably be a part of most of our lives. And for those who take the time to do it right, it will ultimately be an improvement.