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Hitting a Nerve
Ruminations on health care spending
$18 billion is a lot of money if it’s being spent on fruitless treatments.
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Physicians speak out: Why they love or hate incentive bonuses
Once thought to improve quality and consistency of care, incentive bonuses may be falling out of favor.
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Too old to practice medicine?
The debate regarding professional longevity is taking place in various countries.
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Physician bias may prevent quality care for patients with disabilities
Many physicians report being ill-equipped to treat people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and some said they try to avoid doing so, a...
Hitting a Nerve
The dubious value of online reviews
While there are pros and cons to the whole online review thing, in medicine there are mostly cons.
From the Journals
Racial disparities in preventive services use seen among patients with spina bifida or cerebral palsy
Comorbidities were highest among Black patients in a new study.
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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...
Hitting a Nerve
No such thing as an easy fix
A lot of research papers dangle the promise of an easy cure, but offer nothing definite.
Opinion
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...