Tag: Doctors
October 2016 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for October 2016. This roundup includes the...
Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
ICU Clinicians Cautiously Support Electronic Portals
Focus groups assess perspectives of ICU clinicians on current state of communication
Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs
Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Geriatric Scholars Program Benefits Most Participants
Improvement in use of evidence-based assessments, clinical decision-making, standards of care
Most Women Feel PCPs Are Involved in Breast Cancer Care
Overall, 66.2 and 69.1 percent of women perceive high PCP engagement and communication
Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout
Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
Dermatologists Receive Considerable Industry Payments
Variation in nature and amount of payments, with top 1 percent of doctors receiving at least $93,622
Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT
Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
Political Views May Influence Doctors’ Advice, Decisions
Voting issues may affect guidance on abortion, guns, marijuana
