Richard Payerchin

Medicare data breach; it’s time to rethink infection controls; vaccine side effects – Morning Medical Update

September 12th 2024

Witnesses describe dire hospital conditions created by ‘health care terrorists’ as lawmakers rip private equity investors for massive bankruptcy case.

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If health care is broken, doctors and patients must ‘grasp the levers of change’ starting at the ballot box, advocate says

September 12th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

Trump vs. Harris on health care: ‘Maintain and grow’ the ACA, or develop ‘concepts of a plan’ to replace it?

September 11th 2024

Physician founder of Vot-ER recalls the beginning of a national movement to advance voter registration in health care settings.

New medical school; price fixing for generic drugs; heart health and recreational drug use – Morning Medical Update

September 11th 2024

Presidential contenders offer views on health care during televised debate.

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Physician and patient perception: Countering falsehoods, communicating toward care, part 2

September 11th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

Physician and patient perception: Countering falsehoods, communicating toward care, part 1

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

Physician and patient perception: How does perception affect quality of care?

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

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

The top news stories in medicine today.

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.