Tag: Health Biz: Misc.
~65 Percent of Office-Based Doctors Can ID Patients in Need of Follow-Up
More primary care physicians and those with an EHR system have computerized capability to ID patients due for preventive, follow-up care
Primary Care Visits Dropped in Early Months of the Pandemic
Use of telemedicine increased, but fewer BP and cholesterol assessments being performed
Female Doctors Generate Less Revenue Per Office Visit Than Males
However, female physicians spend more observed time in visits per year than their male counterparts
Health Plans Not Implementing Prior Authorization Reforms
Findings based on American Medical Association survey of practicing physicians' experiences
Burnout High Among Nonphysician Frontline Health Care Workers
Findings based on survey of COVID-19 frontline workers surveyed at a tertiary care center in Japan
Large Losses Anticipated for Primary Care Practices in 2020
Loss of gross revenue over 2020 due to COVID-19 estimated at $67,774 per full-time physician
Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
Visits to PCPs decreased, while proportion of adults with no PCP visits in given year increased
Survey: Most Americans Think of Themselves as Healthy
Those with higher income rate their health higher than those with lower income
ACP: Medicare for All Needed to Fix ‘Ill’ U.S. Health Care System
American College of Physicians has endorsed two proposals being discussed by Democratic presidential candidates
Evidence Lacking for Identifying Optimal Primary Care Panel Size
Evidence insufficient for impact of increasing panel size on health care outcomes, provider burnout
