Schwartz Foundation: Burnout, part 2
What does health care value? And why does that affect physicians?
Health care price transparency, competition on the agenda for House
Primary care at the table as Health Subcommittee hears from CMS chief, industry advocates on the flow of money.
Poverty one of the nation’s leading killers, study finds
A single year in poverty is associated with more deaths than homicide or suicide
Morning Medical Update: Apple AI health coach; New COVID-19 strain Arcturus; Some melatonin gummies may be dangerous
The top news stories in primary care today.
2023: Robust Valuations for Physician Practices Continue Despite Turbulent Market Conditions
A well-run and well-prepared practice can be very attractive to private equity investors
Start of 2023 indicates agenda for year, CMS leaders say
Federal health officials outline progress in national conference call.
The top 12 indicators for measuring and driving medical practice revenue
The 12 most important KPIs for driving revenue and improving the financial stability of your practice.
The Schwartz Foundation: Burnout, part 1
Caregivers are suffering along with patients.
HIMSS23: Are pharmacists the solution to primary care’s problems?
Boosting the relationship between primary care physicians and pharmacists could help alleviate burnout while providing basic services to those who lack access.
Morning Medical Update: The dos and don’ts of tick season; Does my health insurance cover international travel?; Air pollution and mental health
HIMSS23: Internet of things creates new ways to hack into medical computer networks
Cybersecurity firm analyzes what devices are most vulnerable.
The Schwartz Foundation: An introduction
The Schwartz Foundation, from its CMO.
Stayin’ alive: How private practices can survive regulatory risk and fines
Regulatory violations can lead to substantial fines which severely impact a practice’s financial stability.
Morning Medical Update: New clinic in Native American housing complex; Dying patients protest telehealth crackdown; Oregon to stockpile mifepristone
AI gives primary care a larger role in battling dementia
Mergers and acquisitions grew last year for health care staffing firms
Report analyzes results as industry scrambles to cover workforce shortages.
FDA simplifies COVID-19 vaccination schedule
Agency authorizes single-shot bivalent vaccinations, ends authorization for monovalent vaccines
HIMSS23: Equity in tech and innovation
The AMA overviews the fight for equity and the dangers of exclusion
Healthier providers, healthier patients: Understanding stress to improve DEI and patient outcomes
The COVID-19 pandemic may fade, but stress is not going away. Here’s a way to assist the workforce.
HIMSS23: Are they patients or customers?
The patient experience is different than the customer experience
Investigation of COVID-19 fraud tallies scams worth $490 million
California physician is among defendants as feds announce criminal charges in cases across the country.
Brand-name prescription drugs add little additional therapeutic benefit
Findings could have implications for Medicare’s first-ever negotiations with pharmaceutical companies
Physicians Foundation aims at social drivers of health
‘Let’s Take 5’ campaign will guide doctors in asking patients and recommending ways to help.
HIMSS23: AI in action
How AI is helping measure and manage health disparities
APPs may fill in gaps due to growing shortages of physicians, nurses
Reports project hiring for NPs, PAs, and dire situation for nursing across the nation.
HIMSS23: Creating an engaged workforce
How to keep employees from leaving your practice
Four common compliance mistakes doctors make (and how to prevent them)
Regulators have better things to do than come after small practices, right? Wrong.
How technology is addressing the physician shortage
Digital tools are helping to find and fill unused capacity in the health care system
Medical liability insurance premiums on the rise
Increases coincidental with COVID-19, but pandemic was not a factor, AMA says.
HIMSS23: The future of price transparency
What do the price transparency rules mean to physicians and will they really lower prices?
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