60% of privately insured patients used a preventive service required by the ACA
The provision requiring various preventive coverages is being challenged in court
Drivers of health: Financial effects
There’s a financial incentive for keeping patients healthy.
Morning Medical Update: S.C. bill to expand care via physician assistants; Doctors speak out against noncompete relocations; A direct path from high school to med school
The top news stories in primary care today.
Primary care the top match for osteopathic medical students
Placement rate hits record high, expected to grow with final numbers later this spring.
Fed hikes interest rates by a quarter percent
Decision comes as central bank weighs fallout of recent bank rescues
Court challenge to preventive services: Who is affected?
Peterson-KFF ponders repercussions if patients have to pay out of pocket for vaccines or exams.
Most patients still have a choice of health plans
Study of enrollment trends highlights the benefits most employers offer their workers
The Match reminds us of the importance of a strong family medicine workforce
Primary care doctors are community health leaders – and we need more of them in more communities.
Drivers of health: Outside the doctor’s office
What happens outside the doctor’s office affects patient health.
New medical dictation software promises speedy production of clinical notes
DAX Express is first to incorporate OpenAI’s GPT-4 capabilities
Morning Medical Update: Primary care and screening for ‘social frailness’; California asks Medicaid to cover rent; AI assists doctors in one of the earliest and largest introductions yet
Rite Aid filled unlawful prescriptions that added to opioid epidemic, feds say
Department of Justice joins whistleblower lawsuit against pharmacy giant.
Use empathy and validation to defuse patient anger
Demonstrating to patients that you understand their feelings can reduce tension and restore trust
AI gets good marks, and some edits, when transcribing patient encounters
Physicians seek best ways to reduce documentation burden that contributes to burnout.
Improve patient outcomes with better language access
Medical practices can choose from a wide array of tools to enable communication with patients from diverse backgrounds
Health care workers won’t shut up
If your name is Kathy, Beth, Kyle, or Sam, you are more likely to annoy your co-workers
Drivers of health: An introduction
An introduction to the drivers of health, also called determinants of health or social determinants of health.
Physician retirements to hit health care industry hard
Burnout is pushing many doctors to retire, but administrators think it is something else
Help health care staff shortages by reducing factors that contribute to burnout
MGMA offers solutions to Senate Health Committee.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 21, 2023
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
Which are the best states for physicians to practice?
Deciding where to practice is among the most important career decisions doctors face and often involves myriad considerations.
Primary care slots outpace resident interest
Internal medicine and family medicine have some of the largest numbers of positions still open after the matchmaking process despite record number of matches.
CMS Universal Foundation: Leaders set out a plan
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes common standards to measure care and ‘better understand what drives quality improvement and what does not.’
CMS’ proposed Universal Foundation can be starting point to treat social drivers of health
Physicians Foundation leader discusses support for new quality measures and connections among doctors, patients, payers, and basic resources to be healthy.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 20, 2023
Surprising number of people are not aware of remote health care options
Despite telehealth’s popularity during the pandemic, many still don’t about it and other home health innovations
Record large class of med students, graduates, head into family medicine
AAFP announces good news for primary care in results of NRMP Match.
Medicare issues guidance on negotiating Part D drug prices
HHS leader says administration is ‘making historic progress’ in pushing down costs for prescription medicines.
Silicon Valley Bank failure: What physicians need to know
Many physicians are concerned and seeking advice if they should move their money from local banks to larger banks.
Sanofi announces price cuts for insulin
Company joins Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk in reducing costs for patients with diabetes.
