Pain specialists experience high incidence of the three essential indicators of burnout, including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishments, according to a recent report in Anesthesiology News.
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Many physicians indicate their health system leaders do not fully demonstrate qualities they admire most in leaders, according to a recent survey by Quantia.
Traditional contact between physicians and pharmaceutical companies is diminishing due to increased affiliation with organized provider systems, according to a joint survey released this week from Waltham, Mass.-based Quantia and Capgemini Consulting in New York.
The evolution of healthcare in the U.S. has spurred many changes for medical professionals. The trend of increased physician employment, a change in the physician-hospital relationship, the decline of the private practice and lower physician career satisfaction all impact the…
Medical professionals are continuously exposed to the suffering and distress of patients. The way physicians perceive their patients' pain is related to their empathetic disposition and professional quality of life, and can also contribute to the development of strategies to…
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Primary care physicians pointed to strong organizational leadership and meaningful incentive pay as the top two requirements for physician organizations to successfully transform from volume to value-based systems of care, according to a survey by Zolo Healthcare Solutions.
This year's incoming class of medical students is the largest and most diverse yet, at 20,343 first-time enrollees, according to information released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark's Patient-Centered Medical Home program proves successful in its second year with lower percentages of readmission rates, emergency room visits, prescriptions, and inpatient care and inpatient surgeries, according to a company statement.
The proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid estimates revenue reduction impacts for all specialties based on changes to the fee schedule. The changes are consistent with those from previous years in that they…
EHRs increase time spent on non-patient-related paperwork, a burden that consumes 16.6 percent of the average American physician's working hours, according to a study published last week in the International Journal of Health Services.