Practice Management
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Oncologists challenge ‘burdensome’ MOC requirements
“It’s a pain-in-the-ass module that you sit at home and Google – it’s not really any sort of assessment,” nor does it help protect the public.
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Could your practice be more profitable if you outsource?
Some practices have used outsourcing to solve problems like high staff turnover, tight budgets, and inefficient use of staff.
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Hospital guards snoop through patient records, cost hospital $240K
“I think the problem is absolutely growing.”
Commentary
Time to end direct-to-consumer ads, says physician
While these ads urge patients to try expensive “newest and latest” treatments, pharmacy benefits plans are working with health care insurance...
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Rising patient costs tied to private equity ownership
The report provides “convincing evidence that incentives to put profits before patients have grown stronger with an increase in private equity...
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Want to add a new partner to your practice? Here’s what to consider
“Just like with marriage, it can be very difficult, traumatic, and expensive to break up with a partner. So, do your due diligence and take your...
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Doc’s lawsuit tests new crackdown on noncompete clauses
“When you have physicians who are unable to work in their community, it creates a barrier for access to care for patients.”
From the Journals
Immunotherapy stewardship could save tens of millions a year
“Why should we give a higher dose with the same efficacy when that dose will cost significantly more and has the potential to increase adverse...
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For love or money: How do doctors choose their specialty?
“To become a happy doctor, medicine really needs to be a calling: a passion! There are far easier things to do to make money.”
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Impostor syndrome is a risk for doctors of all ages
These people ignore praise, are highly self-critical, and attribute their successes to external factors, such as luck, hard work, or receiving...
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Mental health questions cut from MD licensing applications in 21 states
Four in 10 physicians said they did not seek help for burnout or depression because they worried that their employer or state medical board would...