Tag: Health Biz: Misc.
Patient Aggression Toward Medical Receptionists Is Common
Evidence-based measures to improve receptionist working conditions needed, authors say
State Rankings Presented for Health System Performance
This year's report looked at women's health for the first time and also found pronounced disparities by state in access to prenatal care
Charges Per Claim Up With Private Equity Acquisition of Practices
Increase seen in volume of encounters in aggregate and in share of office visits billed as longer than 30 minutes
Not Enough Time in a Day for Recommended Primary Care
Primary care providers estimated to need 26.7 hours/day to provide recommended care for hypothetical patient panel
AMA: Nine in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
AMA survey unearthed concerns about data privacy protections and confusion about who can access personal health information
Impact of Affiliation Mixed for Rural U.S. Hospitals
Benefits seen for financially distressed hospitals, but affiliation increases risk for closure among financially stable hospitals
State Laws on Teen Privacy Do Not Reflect Pediatric Standards of Care
Providing confidential care to adolescent patients set as priority by medical societies, but guidelines limited by compliance with state laws
Physicians Accept Remote Auscultation Alternative for Quarantined Patients
Remote digital auscultation of heart and lungs acceptable alternative to standard physical examination for COVID-19 patients in quarantine wards
Physician Assistants Commonly Employed in Dermatology
Mean annual increase of 11.6 percent in number of PAs in dermatology reported compared with 7.8 percent in all other specialties
Health Care Employee Turnover Recovering
However, recovery is uneven, particularly among historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups
