Practice Management
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Medscape survey points to generational differences in physician burnout
Pulmonology specialists reported a burnout rate of 41%.
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Alan Alda, Scripps Research join forces to improve science communication
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – “Curiosity is the key to staying alive,” the iconic actor said. “That would bring us to a point of more people understanding...
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Cognitive screening of older physicians: What’s fair?
A new report leads to questions about how to standardize the process rather than have a piecemeal institutional approach and whether to focus less...
Opinion
The power and promise of person-generated health data – part 1
Health-related data from personal computing devices such as wearables and smartphones could sharpen diagnosis and treatment.
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Your colleague appears depressed. Now what?
Experts share tips on how to react when fellow physicians appear depressed or suicidal.
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Breaking through a ‘cloud of silence’
“When you look after a doctor, you have to be a little suspicious that they may be covering up their suicidality,” said Dr. Michael F. Myers.
From the Journals
Expedited review programs not shortening drug development
While it may be hard to understand the impact of the many expedited review programs introduced at the FDA, there is still room for improvement in...
From the Journals
Insurance coverage mediates racial disparities in breast cancer
“Without insurance coverage, the lack of prevention, screening, and access to care, as well as delays in diagnosis, lead to later stage of disease...
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Big practices outpace small ones in Medicare pay bonuses
Most physician practices earned a Medicare performance pay raise, but the raises are relatively small.
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Vermont tops America’s Health Rankings for 2019
Mississippi wins/loses its annual battle for the bottom with Louisiana.
From the Journals
Administrative data can help drive quality improvement in breast cancer care
Using electronic administrative databases in five Italian regional oncology networks found, for instance, the extensive use of blood tumor markers...