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October 2017 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for October 2017. This roundup includes the...

October 2017 Briefing – Family Practice

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for October 2017. This roundup includes the...
Depressive symptoms increase during the internship year for training physicians

Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year

Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Primary care providers and medical homes have a role to play in the management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and their families

PCP Has Vital Role in Managing Pediatric Heart Disease

New American Academy of Pediatric policy statement details care guidelines for congenital heart disease
Many radiologists would like to communicate more directly with patients but are constrained by workload or time

Time, Workload Limit Patient-Centered Care for Radiologists

Many report that reimbursement and compensation changes would help them communicate more directly
Patients perceive that physicians who communicate face-to-face without a computer have more compassion

Patients Prefer Face-to-Face Communication, No Computer

Seventy-two percent of patients with advanced cancer prefer face-to-face communication
Telemedicine is supported as a method of health care delivery for allergists and immunologists

ACAAI: Telemedicine Can Be Beneficial in Allergy Care

Telemedicine use likely to expand for allergy care; further research is needed into impact, outcomes
Receipt of gifts from pharmaceutical companies is associated with more prescriptions per patient and more costly prescriptions

Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior

Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
Results of the Physicians Foundation 2017 Patient Survey show that most patients are satisfied with their overall relationship with their physician

Most Patients Satisfied With Relationship With Physician

But majority of patients, physicians think doctors don't have time to provide highest standard of care

September 2017 Briefing – Family Practice

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for September 2017. This roundup includes the...