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From 2005 to 2015

2005 to 2015 Saw Drop in Primary Care Physician Supply

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Additional 10 primary care physicians per 100,000 population linked to reduced mortality
A new medical school to be opened by California-based health system Kaiser Permanente will waive tuition for all students in its first five graduating classes.

New Kaiser Permanente Medical School Plans to Waive Tuition

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School will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes
The prevalence rates of burnout

Burnout Predicts Clinician Turnover in Primary Care

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Findings observed among primary care clinicians, but not staff workforce
Physicians treating certain cancers who consistently receive payments from a cancer drug's manufacturer are more likely to prescribe that drug instead of other treatments

Drug Company Payments Over Time May Influence Rx Practices

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Payment consistency, high amount, compensation payments tied to cancer drug prescribing practices
Increased bonus size for physicians caring for patients with chronic disease is associated with improvements in care quality

Larger Physician Bonus May Improve Care in Chronic Disease

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No further improvement seen with behavioral economic principles of increased social pressure, loss aversion
There is disagreement between clinical diagnosis and criteria-based diagnosis of fibromyalgia

Discord Found in Clinician-, Criteria-Based Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

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Physicians fail to ID half of criteria-positive patients, incorrectly ID 11 percent of criteria-negative patients

January 2019 Briefing – Family Practice

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for January 2019. This roundup includes the...

January 2019 Briefing – Internal Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for January 2019. This roundup includes the...
Physicians who receive direct pharmaceutical payments for opioid prescribing prescribe more opioids

Direct-to-Doctor Payments May Increase Opioid Prescribing

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Prescribers receiving opioid-specific payments prescribed 8,784 more opioid daily doses per year
Improving clinic capacity to respond to patients' social needs may reduce primary care physician burnout

Physician Burnout Tied to Ability to Address Social Needs

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Risk for burnout lower in clinics with social worker, pharmacist on care team