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Practice Management
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Ambulatory Team Visits: A New Model for Quality, Cost-Effective Care of Complex Patient Cases?
01/11/2017
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is expanding the scope of and resources for the delivery of health care.
01/11/2017
substance abuse
substance abuse
UCLA Study Recommends Routine Drug Screening as Part of Primary Care
12/29/2016
A recent study examined the rate of substance use in community health centers in both Tijuana and East Los Angeles.
12/29/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
Strategies Can Effectively Reduce Physician Burnout
10/07/2016
Both individual-focused and structural or organizational strategies can result in clinically meaningful reductions in burnout among physicians.
10/07/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
New Medicare Payment Model Aims To Improve Primary Care
04/12/2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a new initiative that’s designed to improve health care in the US.
04/12/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
How Does Physician Burnout Impact Professional Effort?
04/01/2016
Amanda Balbi
A new study from the Mayo Clinic explores how burnout and dissatisfaction affects physicians in the workplace.
04/01/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
FDA Roundup: Powdered Gloves, Opioid Warnings, Anthrax
03/22/2016
The FDA has proposed a ban on powdered medical gloves, approved new requirements for opioid warning labels, and approved a new treatment for inhalational anthrax.
03/22/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
Interventions Cut Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
02/10/2016
A study tested the effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions in reducing the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections.
02/10/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
Only 42% of Hospitals Require Flu Vaccination
12/10/2015
A new study explored the proportion of US hospitals require their staff to be vaccinated against the flu.
12/10/2015
Primary Care
Primary Care
Survey: Over Half of US Physicians Experience Burnout
12/01/2015
Results of a recent survey detail the changes in the rates of burnout and work-life balance satisfaction among US physicians between 2011 and 2014.
12/01/2015
Practice Management
Practice Management
PCPs Partner with CVS in New Patient-Centered Campaign
11/19/2015
A coalition of primary care provider organizations has teamed up with CVS MinuteClinic in an effort to provide better access to primary care to retail clinic patients.
11/19/2015