Richard Payerchin

Physician and patient perception: Doctors, don’t penalize patients for incorrect information

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

Physician and patient perception: What doctors think about patients

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

Trump vs Harris: What will the next president do for health care?

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

Mental health benefits; death by surgical error; disaster preparedness – Morning Medical Update

The past has lots of indicators, but the candidates were mum in the summer about specific initiatives on major programs.

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Physician and patient perception: quantifying their perceptions, part 2

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AMA to CMS: Be clear with doctors and patients about effects of cuts to physician pay

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

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Physician and patient perception: quantifying their perceptions, part 1

Expect patient care to suffer when physicians face a 2.8% decrease in reimbursement in 2025, even as regulators acknowledge practice costs are going up.

Physician and patient perception: the origin of a study

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

Physician and patient perception: an introduction

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

Youths say no to tobacco; organ transplant oversight; allergic to baby food? – Morning Medical Update

A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.

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Health care, other sectors add jobs as overall unemployment dips from July to August

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Fighting prostate cancer; gun safety, children and pediatricians; paging Dr. de la Torre, please report to the Senate – Morning Medical Update

September 6th 2024

Is an interest rate cut coming? Analysts consider jobless rate, other economic indicators.

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Another COVID-19 vaccine; dalai lama’s health care; a physician shaming medicine – Morning Medical Update

September 6th 2024

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COVID-19 vaccines: Will Americans get their shots?

September 5th 2024

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False positives in cancer screening; patient centered care research; opioid addiction awareness – Morning Medical Update

September 4th 2024

Summer 2024 findings from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

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Physician associates again ask AMA to end ‘disparaging rhetoric targeted at the PA profession’

September 4th 2024

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New medical school would address physician shortage and poor patient health

September 3rd 2024

AAPA says scope creep campaign misleads patients and hurts teamwork in health care.

Caring for parents and caregivers; healthier in 15 minutes; the doctor will see you now, sea cow – Morning Medical Update

September 3rd 2024

California physician-legislator supports bill to create training opportunities in region with notably poor health care access and health outcomes.

Value-based payment contracts come with dozens of quality measures

September 3rd 2024

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Thinking about running for office?

Study examines quality measures per contract and finds there are a lot of them.

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Physician politicians: Why doctors choose to serve -- and how you can too

Here’s what to know if you want to run for a government position

Language for gender and sex; yoga vs. exercise benefits; dangerously high temperatures – Morning Medical Update

Understanding the process of campaigning and why more doctors need to get involved in politics.

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Developing treatments for PTSD; health, weather and climate; unnecessary help in surgery – Morning Medical Update

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Direct-to-consumer drug ads; cancer patients and online records; a new tool for brain surgery – Morning Medical Update

August 29th 2024

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Hearts out of sync; nutrients in baby food; don't touch the turtles – Morning Medical Update

August 28th 2024

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines; a telehealth anniversary; clinical updates for primary care – Morning Medical Update

August 27th 2024

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Women’s health webinar; marijuana as medicine, or not; lessons from the heart of a snake – Morning Medical Update

August 26th 2024

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Nutrition for students; erasing medical debt; emerging leaders in health care – Morning Medical Update

August 23rd 2024

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Federal court ruling against noncompetes is disappointing, AAFP says

August 22nd 2024

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