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Modest increase in patient visits could offset costs of scribes

For all specialties, modest increases in patient visits per day would recover the costs of implementing medical scribes, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Tyler J. Miksanek, from the University...

source: Physicians Weekly

6 best practices to sharpen physicians' use of telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked rapid growth in the use of telehealth, and what’s perhaps most surprising to seasoned experts on telemedicine is how smoothly the transition has fared for so many patients and physicians.

source: AMA Wire

Proposed visa renewal change carries doctor shortage risk

Hospitals in disadvantaged rural and urban areas could face physician shortages and operational chaos if a proposed change in federal immigration policy makes it harder for foreign-born doctors to remain in the U.S.

source: Bloomberg Law

As the COVID-19 pandemic drives record telehealth use, what's your long-term plan?

As the nation reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic and patients return to doctors’ offices in-person, demand remains high for telehealth visits. According to a report earlier this year, virtual health care visits in the U.S....

source: Managed Healthcare Executive

How doctors and practices can lessen the prior authorization burden

Despite years of complaints from doctors and patients, prior authorizations remain among the most vexing problems facing primary care practices. In the latest Medical Economics Physician Report, prior authorizations ranked second among...

source: Medical Economics

Black doctors work to make coronavirus testing more equitable

When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down at home with her husband and kids. A pediatric surgeon with a private practice, she has staff privileges at a few suburban Philadelphia hospitals. For...

source: HealthLeaders Media

To free doctors from computers, far-flung scribes are now taking notes for them

Podiatrist Dr. Mark Lewis greets his first patient of the morning in his suburban Seattle exam room and points to a tiny video camera mounted on the right rim of his glasses. "This is my scribe, Jacqueline," he says. "She can see...

source: The Epoch Times

Generational divide: 4 ways physician burnout differs by age

Too many bureaucratic tasks and long hours at work have made health care a demanding profession that often results in physician burnout. The issue of physician burnout continues to have a significant impact on personal and professional lives—especially as doctors navigate...

source: AMA wire

7 questions about the future of EHRs

Physicians often see the EHR as the bane of their professional existence, complaining about awful user interfaces and a lack of interoperability with other systems that forces them to access multiple platforms to get the information they need on one patient.

source: Medical Economics

Months into pandemic, PPE shortage persists

Back in March as the pandemic took hold, Atlanta pediatrician Joy Maxey’s two-year supply of high-filtering N95s masks was gone in weeks. Other critically needed equipment was quickly depleted, too. She couldn’t just pick up the phone and order more; her regular...

source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

5 tips on improving patient satisfaction and boosting revenue

As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the nation, physician practices can try these five tips from the MGMA Benchmarking for Patient Access in a Post-COVID-19 World could help to stem the economic destruction wrought by the public health emergency.

source: Medical Economics

Pandemic-era burnout: How physicians manage crushing workloads and IT demands

When the subject of burnout in healthcare is raised, perhaps the highest profile victim is the physician. Without doubt, they are under a lot of stress – especially during a pandemic where they are regularly making life and death decisions.

source: Healthcare IT News

NALTO President Honored as One of Georgia Trend Magazine's '40 Under 40' for 2020

President of the Board of Directors of The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO)®, Matt Erickson, was named one of Georgia Trend magazine’s ’40 Under 40’ for 2020. Every year, Georgia...

source: LocumTenens

As the population ages, a shortage of primary care doctors is expected

Judy Gary got a phone call last month from her primary care physician. The doctor was informing all her patients that she was planning to retire. After carefully selecting a caregiver and building a relationship with her the past two years, Gary now had to start over.

source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

The pandemic poses risks for older doctors. Some are retiring early in response.

The coronavirus, which causes the disease covid-19, has changed the landscape of medicine in profound ways, prompting some physicians to retire before they had planned and others to close their practices because so many of their...

source: The Washington Post

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Modest increase in patient visits could offset costs of scribes

6 best practices to sharpen physicians' use of telehealth

Proposed visa renewal change carries doctor shortage risk

As the COVID-19 pandemic drives record telehealth use, what's your long-term plan?

How doctors and practices can lessen the prior authorization burden

Black doctors work to make coronavirus testing more equitable

To free doctors from computers, far-flung scribes are now taking notes for them

Generational divide: 4 ways physician burnout differs by age

7 questions about the future of EHRs

Months into pandemic, PPE shortage persists

5 tips on improving patient satisfaction and boosting revenue

Pandemic-era burnout: How physicians manage crushing workloads and IT demands

NALTO President Honored as One of Georgia Trend Magazine's '40 Under 40' for 2020

As the population ages, a shortage of primary care doctors is expected

The pandemic poses risks for older doctors. Some are retiring early in response.

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