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Physician Salaries Appear to Be Flat or Declining

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Lack of income growth felt by primary care and specialty physicians
A new risk-stratification tool is able to estimate mortality in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder after cystectomy

New Tool IDs Mortality Risk After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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Tool incorporates the relative contribution of tumor stage, lymph node involvement
For HIV-infected men who have sex with men

HPV Vaccination After Lesion Treatment Is Likely Cost-Effective

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Adjuvant HPV vaccination could reduce anal cancer risk in HIV-infected men who have sex with men
Medical licensure application questions regarding mental health contribute to physicians' reluctance to seek help for mental health

Medical License Questions Sway Doctors’ Mental Health Help

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Asking only about current mental health may encourage help-seeking behavior
For asymptomatic adults with positive fecal blood test results

Patient, Provider Interventions May Up Colonoscopy Rates

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Patient navigators, provider reminders may improve colonoscopy rates after positive fecal test
Novel metrics have been developed to assess electronic health record use and are described in an opinion article published online Oct. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Novel Metrics Suggested for Assessing EHR Use

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Metrics aim to provide insight into the clinician experience in light of impaired practice efficiency
A guide has been developed to assist physicians considering joining a physician-led integrated health system

Guide Offers Doctors Tips for Choosing a Health System

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New guide helps clinicians considering joining physician-led integrated health systems
Patients treated at hospitals that attain a high rate of negative margins and lymph node yields of at least 18 have improved survival after surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Negative Margins, Lymph Node Yields Predict Survival

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Can be used as metrics for hospitals performing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma surgery
The 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System and the 2016 annual Quality and Resource Use reports have been released for individuals and group practices

2016 Physician Quality Reporting System Reports Available

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Physicians should review reports to know whether they are subject to 2018 PQRS payment adjustment
Communication-and-resolution program experiences are positive overall for a small majority of patients and families

Injured Patients Want More Info on Safety Improvement Efforts

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Eighteen of 30 patients and family members reported the CRP experience to be positive overall