Digital patient engagement tackles the labor crisis, improves the patient experience
Health care consumers of all ages now expect digital solutions that enable them to engage with their care as easily as they book travel or shop online.
American Hospital Association urges caution with prior auth automation
AHA requesting CMS agencies to pilot technology and workflows prior to implementing regulations
Mandates may bump up vaccine resistance; trust more effective
Attitudes change over time but people need convincing.
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Adding new technology to your practice
What does adding new techn have to do with the parable of the elephant and the chain?
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 23, 2022
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
Rural hospital closures affect more than health outcomes
When rural hospitals close, it takes a toll on local labor force, population, income, according to a new study
Younger generations hit hard by medical debt
Gen Z and Millenials are skipping rent because of debt, and their credit scores are suffering
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 22, 2022
COVID-19 delays cancer screenings, deaths expected to rise in next 10 years
Cancer programs seek to remove barriers to screenings.
Pandemic trends could hurt hospital revenues
Physicians could benefit from surgery center ownership
Family, internal medicine residency matches fall
Decrease comes despite rise in number of positions offered
Stop the stigma of weight bias
Physicians have a role in stamping out weight bias.
34% of doctors report increased medical errors due to staffing shortages
Worldwide, physicians are seeing their mental health suffer, with 75% reporting high stress
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 21, 2022
Residential segregation led to higher COVID-19 death rates for Black patients, study says
Racism important for understanding health care disparities
Opioid prescribing little affected by state laws: study
Implementation challenges and loopholes limit laws’ impact
Lawmakers gaining awareness for long COVID-19 relief, physicians group says
Could be new challenge for Social Security, analyst says
Doctors’ telehealth use: past, present and future
What services is telehealth best suited for?
AMA voices serious concerns about Medicare physician payment freeze
MedPAC recommendations could be devastating to Medicare physicians
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 18, 2022
Congress must pass additional funding to fight COVID-19, ACP says
Physicians’ group cites CDC data in letter to lawmakers.
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns
COVID-19 fallout pushes some issues to the top of the list.
Why artificial intelligence in health care needs regulation
‘Good machine learning practices’ are needed to address the unique social, legal, and ethical concerns potentially raised by AI.
Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time in three years
More hikes expected to help slow rising inflation
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 17, 2022
America among lowest for primary care physician access among 11 wealthy nations
Nation last for long-term relationships between patients, PCPs, study says
‘Robust’ physician practices spend less on Medicare beneficiaries: study
Health systems ‘may contribute to managing spending.’
Avoiding the ‘telehealth cliff’: What happens after the public health emergency
Congress will have to take action to keep the telehealth floodgates open, so uncertainty remains.
Why rising interest rates threaten bond funds
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