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Understanding patients' complaints about practice can be instructive for physicians

Patient Complaints Mainly About Rudeness, Rushing, Reproach

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Complaints of rudeness vary from being verbally attacked by receptionist to feeling insulted by docs
Patients do not appear to mind if doctors have tattoos or piercings

Patients Comfortable With Doctors Having Tattoos, Piercings

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Survey finds body art does not impact patients' perceptions of competence, professionalism
Patients with moderate/severe atopic dermatitis have higher patient-reported burden than those with mild atopic dermatitis

High Patient Burden With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

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Many patients with moderate/severe atopic dermatitis have inadequate disease control
Cumulative reductions in federal payments to hospitals from 2010 to 2028 are estimated to reach $218.2 billion

Hospitals Face $218B in Federal Payment Cuts From 2010 to 2028

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11 pieces of legislation plus regulatory changes result in payment reductions beyond those under ACA

June 2018 Briefing – Dermatology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Dermatology for June 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
A decision tree analytic technique shows the interactive effects of sun protective behaviors on the likelihood of sunburn

Decision Tree Model Can ID Behaviors Linked to Sunburn Risk

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Decision tree approach superior to composite score approach for classifying cases with sunburn
The American Medical Association is calling on medical schools and residency programs to incorporate electronic health record training into their curricula.

AMA Calls for Electronic Health Record Training

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Association says medical students, residents should undergo training with evaluative feedback
Providers can take practical steps to improve practice efficiency and increase insurance reimbursement

Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency

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Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Health care communication technology is a determinant of patient satisfaction in younger patients

Health Care Technology Impacts Younger Patient Satisfaction

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Younger health care consumers are dissatisfied with technology capability of health care organizations
Greater reproducibility and higher concordance are seen for melanoma staging with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classification of cancer staging

New Guidelines Increase Melanoma Staging Reproducibility

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Greater reproducibility and higher concordance for melanoma staging with implementation of AJCC 8