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Docs weigh in on insurance coverage for obesity medications
“We would not see the spate of coverage restrictions if we were talking about heart disease or cancer; insurers can get away with this because...
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Making time to care for patients with diabetes
Incorporate "diabetes only" appointments into your schedule, and don't get caught in therapeutic inertia.
The Optimized Doctor
Suits or joggers? A doctor’s dress code
As a new doc out of residency, I used to wear a tie and shoes that could hold a shine. Now I wear jogger scrubs and sneakers.
Commentary
How PCPs are penalized for positive outcomes from lifestyle change
For this change to be successful, it is vital that lifestyle behavior interventions ... become the foundation of universal quality measures.
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Repetitive primary care screenings may miss depression and anxiety
Screening for anxiety and depression at regular intervals rather than each clinical encounter could improve reliability.
From the Journals
Tool in development aims to steer telehealth visit appropriateness in rheumatology
The model, using patient characteristics as well as provider preferences, suggests when certain visits can be carried out via telehealth.
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Analysis spotlights economic burden of vitiligo in the U.S.
All-cause total healthcare costs for patients with vitiligo were significantly higher than those of matched controls.
Commentary
RVUs: A fair measure of your productivity?
You want to have a sense of the pros and cons of working in an RVU system and how this relates to your specialty, your practice, and your schedule...
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Burnout in medical profession higher among women, younger clinicians
A burned-out physician is most likely a young woman practicing in primary care.
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From scrubs to screens: Growing your patient base with social media
“What we can do for society at large is to provide our input into issues, add informed opinions where there’s controversy, and address...
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USPSTF should reconsider recommendation to lower mammogram age: Experts
The benefit is arguably small, while the harms appear quite significant.