Business of Medicine
From the Journals
Primary care workforce expanding, but mostly in cities
The number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants has increased much faster than the number of primary care physicians.
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Primary care journals address systemic racism in medicine
Each family medicine publication plans to implement different changes.
Conference Coverage
How to help families get through climate-related disasters
Pediatricians can be a trusted resource before, during, and after wildfires, hurricanes, and floods.
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Health sector has spent $464 million on lobbying in 2020
PhRMA leads sector through the third quarter, with the American Hospital Association just behind.
Latest News
Frivolous lawsuits: Still a big threat to doctors?
Dr. G, a New York surgeon, was only a couple years into practice when he faced his first lawsuit.
After undergoing ...
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AMA reports a crash in physician revenues, visits over summer
A third of practices reported a revenue drop of 25%-49%; 15% said their volume had fallen by 50%-74%, and 4% saw a decrease of 75% or more.
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HHS extends deadline for patient access to your clinical notes
Government cites the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the delay.
From the Journals
Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.
Latest News
COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains
“One case can take out a whole team of people in a blink of an eye.”
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Twelve end-of-year tax tips: How COVID-19 could lower your tax bite
This year’s financial challenges could lend themselves to a unique tax planning scenario that could potentially benefit physicians as they make...
Perspectives
Is ‘Med Ed’ changing for better or worse?
Becoming a doctor no longer looks like it did just a half-decade ago.