Patient-centered interventions by community health workers improved the post-hospital care of patients of low socioeconomic status, including improving access to primary care follow-up appointments and reducing readmission rates, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Integration & Physician Issues
Privately-insured patients, publicly-insured patients and non-insured patients reported different barriers to access to primary care, according to a study in the American Journal of Medical Quality.
Facilitated discussion groups for physicians at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., improved physician empowerment and reduced depersonalization, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
More than half (53 percent) of osteopathic medical students and recent graduates matched into a primary care residency program during the American Osteopathic Association match this year.
'"When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable." — Clifton Fadiman Everyone loves the idea of traveling the…
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As inpatient utilization continues to stagnate, the opportunity surrounding outpatient care grows.
While the majority of physicians — 64.2 percent — feel highly engaged and passionate in their work of treating patients, just 41.5 percent feel engaged with their organization, a Physician Wellness Services and Cejka Search survey found.
The Chicago-based physician group affiliated with Vanguard Health System — now part of Tenet Healthcare — is looking to double its size and add 70 employed physicians throughout the next year, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
New England Baptist Hospital, an orthopedic specialty hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, both in Boston, are aiming to create a top orthopedics destination through a strategic partnership.
Massachusetts is often hailed as the template for healthcare reform, but Boston Globe opinion columnist Jeff Jacoby sees that as a scary thought given a recent report on physician wait times.