Practice Management

Researchers analyzed patients’ perceptions of how reading physicians’ notes online influences factors associated with medication adherence.

By reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs and encouraging doctors to use biosimilars instead of the more expensive biologic, the United States can save billions for patients and Medicare.

Sustained growth in health spending is expected to continue, with global spending projected to reach $10.6 trillion in 2030 and $15.0 trillion in 2050, but at a slower rate of growth in the majority of countries.

Investigators assessed burnout-associated costs associated with physician turnover and physicians decreasing their clinical hours at national and organizational levels.

Dr Marzouka discusses the fact that patients cannot shop around for a better deal when going to the emergency department and are almost never presented with the cost of care prior to receiving it.

The ACP has issued a position paper that examines the professional duties and principles that should guide the response of colleagues and the profession to physician impairment.

There were no medical malpractice claims against direct-to-consumer telemedicine professionals or services among the reported cases identified in this study.

Researchers suggest a care ethics approach to address specific needs of patients who struggle with thoughts of being a burden to others.

Kaiser-Permanente Northern California recently integrated video telemedicine functionality into their healthcare delivery system.