How physicians can focus on the positive in health care
Dwelling on the negative is not the best strategy for physicians.
Wide race-based disparities found in use of medications to treat opioid-use disorder
Main drugs used to combat addiction are given less often to patients who are Black than those who are Hispanic or white
Is your physician partnership working out?
Business partners can become your greatest asset or worst liability.
As COVID-19 public health emergency ends, HHS outlines what changes, what remains in health care
Here’s what to know, according to the federal health agency.
Morning Medical Update: ‘Peanut patch’ for toddlers with peanut allergies; Blood bag drone delivery; Doctors warn seniors about THC
The top news stories in primary care today.
See you in court: 31% of physicians get sued during their careers
AMA study examines legal risk varies by several factors, with short-term risk down in 2022.
How CARE Act laws are improving patient outcomes
Many states have adopted similar legislation mandating clinician involvement in preparing patients for hospital discharge
Medical school cost and debt: a slideshow
Here are more facts about how much medical school costs, and how much students owe when the graduate.
Patients expect AI will be part of the future of health care
However, questions remain about privacy and accuracy.
Inflation nudges upward in April as health care sector prices stay relatively flat
Latest Consumer Price Index report out as White House, Congressional Republicans wrangle over national debt ceiling.
Doctors get reprieve for telehealth prescribing of controlled substances
Ability to write prescription without in-person visit extended to November
Morning Medical Update: New breast cancer screening guidelines; Antibiotic shortage and Strep increase; How vaping affects the body
Screening for genetic conditions can be cost effective for adults
Researchers calculate results for routine checks, not just those with risky family history.
Hospital groups support preventive health services at stake in court fight
AHA, AAMC, others weigh in on federal case that affects services free for patients.
Expenses up for physicians’ offices, hospitals in March
Analyst Syntellis says hospital operating margins are in the black for first time in more than a year.
Annuities: The Swiss Army Knife of personal finance
Different types of annuities reduce risk by building tax-advantaged savings or guaranteeing retirement income.
Morning Medical Update: Americans lack vitamin D; Legal pot more potent than ever; California debates extending PTSD coverage
Schwartz Foundation: A message to primary care physicians
The principles of the Healing Healthcare Initiative can help elsewhere.
Burnout: it’s not just for doctors
Patients feel rushed and less empathetic care when doctors are burned out, but technology can mitigate some of the effects
Area Deprivation Index informs policy but misses mark at provider level
Applied properly, ADI can be used to better understand markets and patient populations.
CDC plans changes to COVID-19 reporting when public health emergency ends
Authority to compile some numbers will expire May 11.
Morning Medical Update: Measles are back in Maine; Marijuana and schizophrenia; Hawaiians forced to use bottled water
The economics of tobacco cessation: an overlooked resource in practice success
Your practice may be missing out on significant opportunities to improve net income by underperforming in tobacco cessation.
How data can save value-based care
A unified data ecosystem will provide the foundation for the next generation of patient-care technology.
Research group announces $452M in grants to study patient-centered care
PCORI, funded by Congress, dedicated to patients, physicians making better-informed decisions.
CDC director leaving the agency
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down at the end of June
Unemployment rate steady in April as health care adds 40K jobs
Department of Labor updates monthly jobless rates.
Morning Medical Update: Research monkey shortage; COVID fourth leading cause of death; Over the counter birth control pills
Changing how we think about difficult patients
Recognizing that our own thoughts cause negative emotions can positively change everything
Hospital finances improved slightly in March
Despite increased provider productivity and revenues, inflation continues to burden hospitals and health systems
