Schwartz Center outlines six principles to change health care workplace culture
Physicians and other clinicians are dealing with burnout, moral injury, mental health stigma, and more. Health care leaders need their input to craft long-term solutions.
Digital automation: A must for PCPs to win
Online options are convenient for patients and even can lead to better in-person care.
Morning Medical Update: Disability advocates call for required masking; More medical schools withdraw from U.S. news rankings, Free clinics open in Las Vegas schools
The top news stories in primary care today.
Rural hospitals hanging on despite poor financials, but for how long?
Report looking at how struggling rural hospitals fared found a meaningful rate of closures and mergers
Never mind: moderate drinking isn’t good for your health after all
Researchers find results of many previous studies were skewed by internal biases
Drivers of health: Speaking to primary care
Drivers of health are a major factor creating stress for primary care physicians.
Physician salaries and average gross billing: Family medicine, specialties, and APPs
Even at 50% collection, doctors generate revenues worth more than their salaries.
USPSTF chair: It’s an honor to help patients improve their health over time
Science and transparency are crucial for the panel that recommends what primary care physicians examine in patients.
Insulin cost cap bill proposed, garners praise and caution
A bipartisan Senate bill, Affordable Insulin Now Act of 2023, would require plans to cover insulin for no more than $35 per month.
Burnout and high labor costs taking a toll on physicians
Report shows physicians are operating in a difficult financial and mental environment
Physician collection rates: What percent, and how much?
Assume a 50% collection rate times the average amount collected per year, per specialty.
Senators aim to save Medicaid money through PBM price regulations
Legislation the latest step among lawmakers’ scrutiny of prescription drug costs.
ACA benchmark premiums up 3.4% in 2023
Increase follows three years of declines, reflects inflation in economy
Drivers of health: Post-pandemic effects
COVID-19 exposed existing problems.
Morning Medical Update: Lower Prescription Drugs Costs for the Latino Community; Increase in Adult Stimulant Prescriptions for ADHD; Exercise significantly decreases suicide attempts
Physician author takes on moral injury in medicine in new book
Wendy Dean, MD, sits down to talk about her new book, "If I Betray These Words: Moral Injury in Medicine and Why It's So Hard For Clinicians to Put Patients First."
Telehealth declined while retail clinic utilization increased 51% from 2020 to 2021
Despite big decline, telehealth use still massively higher than pre-pandemic
Physicians drive the health care economy through commercial insurance billing
Report examines claims submitted by primary care doctors, specialists, and APPs. How do the numbers add up?
The time is now for federal agencies to fortify cybersecurity among small and rural hospitals
As physicians focus on patient health and executives work to keep the doors open, data breaches can have serious consequences for everyone.
Medical misinformation is making it harder to treat patients
COVID outcomes were negatively affected by misinformation
Morning Medical Update: The Medicare Hospital Trust Fund depletion; COVID variant “Arcturus”one to watch; Herbal Cigarette Market May See a Big Move
Remote patient monitoring: A win for both providers and patients
Technology can reduce health care costs, improve outcomes, improve practice efficiency
How to navigate a malpractice case
A conversation with Hugh Francis III, MD, about the steps to take if you are sued for malpractice.
Navigating a malpractice suit
Tips for marketing your practice to older patients
Seniors didn’t grow up with the internet so reaching them requires a different strategy
Drivers of health: Physicians need connections
To help patients in need, physicians need connections with resources for assistance.
U.S. primary care is hurting, but Medicare could be the prescription
Primary care is crucial to U.S. health care, but declining. The Commonwealth Fund offers suggestions on how to invest more in it.
Patients want online bill pay: a slideshow
Physicians could get paid more, sooner, when they make it easy for patients to pay their bills online.
The case for paying primary care more than specialists
While a specialist can help people who are already ill, primary care doctors can help people from becoming ill.
Earning adherence: How physicians can motivate patients to better manage chronic diseases
Patients often find it hard to keep to a long-term treatment plan, but there are ways physicians can help
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