Schwartz Foundation: Start with data and build
Changing the culture of health care organizations.
Avoid "diworsification" of your portfolio
A slavish devotion to diversification can be self-defeating.
ACP unveils program aimed at reducing gun violence
Goal is to encourage doctors to talk with patients about firearms safety and preventing gun-related deaths and injuries
Negotiating payer contracts
Take control of your payer contracts and get the money you deserve.
Telehealth fraud still a target for feds even as COVID-19 pandemic winds down
New online toolkit explains what investigators look for when examining telehealth payments through Medicare.
Providing culturally competent care
How cultural competence helps physicians improve outcomes and achieve value-based financial incentives
Not screening for anxiety? Costs and solutions
For most patients, anxiety treatment begins with a visit to their primary care physician.
Morning Medical Update: Penicillin shortage as syphilis cases rise; U.S. cigarette smoking rate at all time low; What makes ‘junk food’ junk?
The top news stories in primary care today.
Lack of transportation often leads to skipped medical care
Study shows that one-fifth of adults with no transportation skipped medical care last year
Four common pitfalls your first year in practice
Tips from a health care attorney
Addressing chronic disease requires holistic, personalized approach to care
A focus on communication and building patient trust with can lead to reversing chronic conditions
Schwartz Foundation: Healing Healthcare Initiative
A new collaborative program to improve conditions for health care workers.
Rural Hospital Support Act aims to offer additional financial assistance for rural hospitals and bolster health care access for rural communities
There are potential implications for primary care access if lawmakers take action – or don’t.
Report highlights need to eliminate racial health disparities
Morning Medical Update: Menopause symptoms cost billions; Man accused of treating thousands without a medical license; Cranberry juice does help prevent UTIs
Health care experts develop new guides in the battle against burnout
If your practice needs a blueprint for change, here are four new offerings from AHRQ, Mayo Clinic, AMA, National Academy of Medicine.
Physician author takes on physician moral injury
New book by Wendy Dean, M.D., discusses the disconnect between physicians’ ethics and beliefs and our health care system.
How to hire (and retain) go-getters
There are two types of employees: go-getters and gonnas. To be successful, you need to hire the former.
Male doctors earn $110,000 on average more than female doctors
Gender pay gap down slightly, but much work remains to be done
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
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.
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