Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Primary care for the residents – and the soul – of a small town in Indiana
Physician recounts work with patients struggling with opioid addiction, HIV.
Health care usage increases, medical bill worries decrease when adults enroll in Medicare
Survey examines differences between low-income adults at ages 64 and 66.
Medical groups want lawmakers to bolster safety for health care workforce
Physicians, nurses, other staff facing growing number of threats.
California enacts COVID-19 misinformation law for physicians
Unsupported claims could lead to license suspensions, revocations.
Barriers physicians face when seeking help for burnout
Finding, providing and paying for the best mental health services for physicians is a complicated topic, but there is an easy way to help.
Feds announce $346M to address worker shortages in health care
Programs will add community health workers, nurses in primary care, other specialties, and public health.
Surprise – 20% of physicians feel there is no stigma in seeking mental health care
The 2022 Physicians Foundation survey found 80% of physicians feel there is stigma attached to physicians seeking mental health care.
FDA accelerates drug approvals, but then some follow-up trials lag
HHS Inspector General examines process for getting drugs to patients and to market quickly.
13 states with the worst patient insurance rates
The worst state is more than double the national average for health insurance coverage.
Physician roundtable: Burnout continues to escalate
Physician burnout is “very disturbing,” “quite worrisome,” and “a crisis” in U.S. health care, according to three leaders of the Physicians Foundation.
Suicide, ‘a major contributor to premature death’ in U.S., rises by 4% for 2021
Figures strengthen resolve but don’t offer context for complex issue, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention says.
Burnout is pervasive, unacceptable and expensive
Health care systems will change when more leaders realize how expensive it is to replace physicians who leave because of poor workplace conditions.
Patients, careers suffer when burnout builds up for physicians
International study examines intertwined effects as problem approaches global crisis.
Wellbeing checkup: Burnout, depression, suicide
A conversation on physician well-being
Streamlining electronic health records could help with physician burnout
Making electronic health records more user friendly, while adding to physician flexibility and autonomy, are practical solutions that could reduce physician burnout.
Medical groups want more time to comply with rules on information blocking
Potential $1 million fines are possible for physicians and health care providers who won’t share patient electronic health information.
New study proves it: Primary care physicians have more work than time in the day
Primary care physicians get 24 hours a day — but would need at least 26.7 to provide guideline-based care to their patients.
Strategies, not background, key for facilitators to help physicians improve practices
Facilitators dubbed more or less effective based on outcomes in federal heart health initiative.
Physician burnout and depression: a distinction, and some good news
Physicians have analyzed conditions that contribute to workplace burnout – but corrections have been slow to come.
Physicians go to court over billing dispute resolution regs in No Surprises Act
Texas Medical Association claims arbitration rules give unfair advantage to health insurers.
No surprise, but a disappointment, that 62% of physicians feel some burnout
Gary Price, MD, MBA, president of The Physicians Foundation, reacts to a new Foundation survey finding that 62% of physicians feel some symptoms of job-related burnout.
Supply, demand out of balance for primary care, behavioral health in cities across U.S.
Analyst uses hyperlocal data to understand current and forecasted physician shortages.
Joining together to bring attention and change to health care
Raising public awareness and developing concrete solutions about workplace burnout and mental health care in the United States.
Safer opioid program cuts risk of overdose deaths, lowers emergency department use
Positive effects emerge when patients get medical care, avoid deadly fentanyl-laced street drugs.
To primary care physicians: Thank you, the culture can change, and here’s how to help
Primary care physicians deserve gratitude for their work, says J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, cofounder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.
11 states with the best patient insurance rates
Four states, D.C., at or below half the national average.
Senator moves to end COVID-19 pandemic national emergency
Congress could overrule presidential declaration, but White House threatened veto of similar measure in March.
Good news about telehealth: It works
Researchers say data debunk “myths” that hold back widespread electronic interaction between physicians, patients.
Tools are available to remove barriers to mental health care for physicians
In a number of forums, asking physicians about prior mental health conditions or treatment create barriers to seeking help when they need it.
New guidebook offers basics for health care systems to address climate change
Federal AHRQ offers starting point for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.