CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations
Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians
Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year
Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
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 – Dermatology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Dermatology for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
DEA Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs on Oct. 28
Only pills or patches will be accepted, not liquids, needles, or sharps; service is free and anonymous
Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges
Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
Melanoma Staging Undergoes Evidence-Based Revision
Key changes include new N category descriptors, more stage III subgroups, new M1D designation
In Norway, Risk of SCC After Organ Transplant Has Fallen
Standardized incidence ratio peaked in patients who underwent transplantation in 1983-1987 period
Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores
Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up
