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Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Between 1990 and 2013

14.9 Million New Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2013

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Cancer is now second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease
Caution should be exercised with use of electronic health record documentation short cuts

Caution Urged When Using EHR Shortcut Features

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Information should be checked and updated to avoid cloning and up-coding
Understanding the key drivers underlying medical students' distress can help address the issues and enhance student well-being

AMA: Avoiding Distress in Medical School

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Drivers of distress include unsupportive learning environment, mistreatment, debt
Three steps that can be implemented by front desk staff can help increase practices' cash flow

Front Desk Staff Has Key Role in Managing Practice Cash Flow

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Tips to implement include verification of insurance status, collection at time of service, ease of payment
Sixty percent of clinicians in practices with 26 or more clinicians report use of one of 10 electronic health record products

Large Practices Focused on Small Selection of EHR Products

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Sixty percent of responses from clinicians in large practices were from users of 10 EHR products
A novel scoring system and algorithm can be used to classify eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis by disease severity

Novel Algorithm Can Classify Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Scoring system has sensitivity of 83 percent and specificity of 66 percent for eosinophilic CRS
For physicians who want to transition to private practice

Tips Provided for Doctors Who Want to Move to Private Practice

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Physicians should prepare carefully; consider finances, legal issues, and insurance
Factors associated with improved survival in oral cavity squamous cell cancer include neck dissection and treatment at academic or research institutions

Study IDs Factors Linked to Improved Survival in OCSCC

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Neck dissection, treatment at academic/research institution up survival in oral cavity squamous cell CA
Pollen-derived adenosine is an important element in ragweed pollen-induced allergic airway inflammation

Pollen-Derived Adenosine Key in Ragweed-Induced Allergy

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Adenosine found to aggravate ragweed-induced allergic lung inflammation