Patients generally prefer physicians to nurse practitioners (NP) or physicians assistants (PA) assuming a visit to either costs the same. However, what happens when one takes into account waiting times?
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Anyone paying attention knows that the U.S. economy, and by extension the job market, is not what it used to be. This fact has made life extremely difficult for job seekers looking for gainful employment.
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U.S. consumers still like to see a doctor, but if they have to wait, they are happy to see a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant. Two studies out this week indicate both patients and doctors are “open to a greater role” to primary care professionals who
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At a social gathering not long ago, a colleague and I exchanged stories about residency training, fondly remembering the patients who had helped us grow both as doctors and as people.
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Fewer drop down menus in e-prescribing systems could reduce common errors, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. The researchers tracked 629 inpatient admissions at two hospitals in Sydney and the use
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Study: Patients’ desire to participate in medical decisions affects use of health care resources
May 28
Since the 1980s, doctors and patients have been encouraged to share decision making. Proponents argue that this approach promotes doctor-patient communication, enhances patient satisfaction, improves health outcomes, and even may lower cost.
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Your health is not solely in your doctor’s hands. As mobile technology improves and health care providers reach out to consumers, many apps are popping up to help people manage their own health. The problem is that too many of these apps are useless.
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A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) suggests that rural hospitals may be able to ensure more high-quality care to their patients if they are able to maintain
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In the new world of healthcare, it’s new voices that can be the most helpful. The medical industry is lucky to be filled with thought leaders who are regularly offering their ideas to the industry. But without new thinking and new points of view, healthcare
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Job search website CareerCast has ranked the top 12 health care jobs using a combination of five criteria: work environment, stress level, physical demands, median salary and projected job outlook by 2020. It culls its data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Becker’s Hospital Review has named “100 Integrated Health Systems to Know,” a list based on health systems’ range and coordination of healthcare services. The health systems listed here focus on the continuum of care, from wellness and preventive services
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If it’s a Monday, you can usually find Dr. David Brown parked next to a lake in Miami, spending the day inside a 36-foot-long RV. He’s not on vacation. Brown is chief of family medicine at Florida International University’s medical school.
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Enrollment in U.S. allopathic medical schools has risen by 3,029 students since 2002, an 18% increase that puts nationwide progress in line to meet a goal of 30% enrollment growth by 2017, according to an Assn. of American Medical Colleges report released May 2.
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At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 10, two physicians shared how optimizing clinical processes can lead to better patient outcomes and greater financial efficiency.
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Today we pause in the hunt to source RNs to recognize nurses for the work they do and the dedication they bring to a profession that is among the most in-demand recruiting challenges in the U.S.
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