AMA Highlights Top Four Issues to Promote in State Legislation
Issues include physician-led team-based care, improving patient health, reducing rx drug overdose
Alternative Payment Models Can Help Improve Patient Care
Seven models described that address three physician needs, including ability to deliver high-value service
Belatacept Regimen Ups Kidney Transplant Survival
Higher patient, graft survival and mean eGFR with more- and less-intensive belatacept vs. cyclosporine
~1% of Physicians Account for One-Third of Malpractice Claims
A few doctors account for disproportionately large number of paid malpractice claims
ACP Presents High-Value Care Advice for Hematuria
Seven pieces of high-value care advice presented to clinicians for evaluating patients with hematuria
Possibility for Health Care Legislation Changes in 2016
Bipartisan issues could be on agenda, including elimination of proposed tax on medical devices
At Least Three Factors Influence Timing of Dialysis Initiation
Factors include care practices of physicians, sources of momentum, patient-physician interactions
Patient Satisfaction With Doctors May Be on the Rise
Physician's expertise, time spent in exam room, and online access to info were key factors in trend
Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life
Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results
Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
