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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Ten ways docs are cutting costs and saving money
Primary care physicians have seen a 55% decrease in revenue and a 20%-30% decrease in patient volume as a result of COVID-19. The impact has been...
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Who’s better off: Employed or self-employed physicians?
Self-employed physicians have the highest salaries and largest homes, but feel least fairly compensated.
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Three malpractice risks of video visits
“We probably will see more malpractice suits filed the more telehealth is used. It’s a numbers game. The more it’s used, the higher likelihood...
From the Journals
Study highlights role of structural racism in delayed autism diagnoses
Study explores potential drivers of both diagnostic delays and the intellectual disability disparity in African American autism diagnoses.
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Patient visits post COVID-19
Physicians and patients discuss common concerns with telemedicine.
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Hospitalists confront administrative, financial challenges of COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis may present an opportunity for hospital medicine to rapidly explore different models.
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A...
From the Journals
Quality improvement program expands early childhood screening
A targeted program improved primary care screening for development delay, maternal depression, autism spectrum disorder, and social determinants...
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Only 40% of residents said training prepped them for COVID-19
Overall, residents reported good relationships with attending physicians and nurses.
Managing Your Practice
Financial planning in the COVID-19 era
Many readers have expressed the fear that their retirement savings would never recover from the COVID-19 hit.