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Some burnout factors are within a physician’s control
July 2, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Even in the face of daunting systemic factors, physicians can practice some important steps toward self-care.
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MedPAC to Congress: End “incident-to” billing
June 26, 2019
Access to care should not be affected by paying nurse practitioners and physician assistants 85% of the physician fee every time.
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Medicare may best Medicare Advantage at reducing readmissions
June 25, 2019
Editorialists provide reasons to exercise caution when interpreting the results.
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
June 24, 2019
Survey results suggest caregivers “may be conveying signs of burnout to their patients without knowing it.”
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Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
June 20, 2019
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
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Benefits of Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs lacking
June 19, 2019
When employing an instrumental variable model, there was not an association with changes in total spending per beneficiary per quarter.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
June 7, 2019
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association.
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Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality
June 6, 2019
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid coverage had a significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality rates in middle-aged adults, compared with nonexpansion counties.
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Tick-borne disease has become a national issue
June 4, 2019
Seven new tick-borne pathogens were discovered or introduced between 2004 and 2016.
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Pilot program addresses social determinants of health
May 21, 2019
WASHINGTON – Patients were most often in need of health and/or dental insurance.
