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Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
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ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
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Benefiting from an egalitarian hospital culture
Change is possible, and it can improve patient outcomes.
Practice Management
Public insurance income limits and hospitalizations for low-income children
If public insurance eligibility thresholds are decreased, many pediatric hospitalizations would become ineligible for coverage.
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Anxiety, depression, burnout higher in physician mothers caring for others at home
While the study did not examine physician fathers, caring for someone with a major illness or disability more frequently falls to women.
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New or existing drugs? Both fuel price inflation
Existing drugs, not new drugs, drove much of the inflation in brand-name drug prices.
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The state of hospital medicine in 2018
Slow growth in compensation, more funds for hospital support, but productivity remains flat.
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HIPAA compliance: Three cases to learn from
Security experts say physicians can learn from three 2018 HIPAA penalties by the Office for Civil Rights.
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EHR stress linked to burnout
Almost two-thirds of respondents “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that EHRs add to the frustration of their day.
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Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.