Practice Management
Practice Management
New tetracycline antibiotic effective in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
Is omadacycline, a new tetracycline-class antibiotic, as effective as moxifloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia?
Practice Management
Acetaminophen plus ibuprofen cut patient-controlled morphine after total hip arthroplasty
Is the perioperative/early postoperative use of acetaminophen-ibuprofen associated with less patient-controlled morphine administration after...
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COVID-19: Employers cut doc pay and bonuses: What’s your recourse?
Two physician contract attorneys describe actions that employers are taking and provide advice on how physicians can deal with changes that may...
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More doctors used digital tools in 2019
Adoption of digital tools grew between 2016 and 2019, with telehealth visits and remote patient monitoring showing the greatest increases.
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COVID-19 spurs telemedicine, furloughs, retirement
Physicians are considering different types of practice as they feel the financial impact of COVID-19.
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CMS suspends advance payment program to clinicians for COVID-19 relief
On April 26, the agency said it will not accept new applications for the advanced Medicare payment, and it will be reevaluating all pending and...
Practice Management
Visa worries besiege immigrant physicians fighting COVID-19
Hospital leaders call for flexibility to keep immigrant physicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.
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COVID-19: Telemedicine boosting access but is not a panacea
Surging virtual visits are setting a precedent during the pandemic, but the future of telepsychiatry remains to be written, experts said.
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COVID-19 decimates outpatient visits
Practice Management
What’s in your wallet? Trends in hospitalist compensation
When comparing hospitalist compensation across different regions, there appear to be remarkable differences.