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How Doctors Can Cope With Psychological Distress During the Pandemic

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Tammy Worth

When talking about work issues, Dr Bernstein recommends trying not to focus too much on how awful things are because it can be disheartening.

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The Difference Between Race and Racism in Modern Day Medical Practice

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Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Some of the major theories behind why Black patients have seemingly worse outcomes than White patients cite racism, not race, as the root of the problem.

The Psychology of Collecting Debt: How to Get Patients to Pay Their Bills

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Tammy Worth

By connecting on a personal level, medical practices may have better results in getting patients to settle their accounts.

Widespread Mask Use Could Save 70,000 Lives in the US by December 1

There could be another 134,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Dec. 1 if no new prevention measures are introduced, and the number of deaths could be much higher if rules are relaxed.

Protecting Practices From Ransomware

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Tammy Worth

Hackers have penetrated healthcare providers’ computer systems to encrypt information and demand money for its release.

Seven Tips for Managing Healthcare Teamwork During a Pandemic

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented stress to society at large and perhaps most of all to frontline healthcare teams in a variety of settings. We spoke to an expert about teamwork during such trying times.

Layoffs Cost 5.4 Million Americans Their Health Insurance

About 5.4 million Americans lost their health insurance after being laid off between February and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACP: US Response to COVID-19 Identifies Inequalities in Health Care System

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Madeline Morr

The American College of Physicians statement outlines how the “status quo” created health inequalities and prevented the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and outlines steps on how to move forward.

Insights From a Successful Conversion of an Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic to Telemedicine During COVID-19

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Emily Pond

Interviewed patients expressed appreciation for the telemedicine option; many also indicated that they planned to continue telepsychiatry after shelter-in-place orders were lifted.

Workplace Wellness Programs Do Not Impact Clinical Outcomes

A comprehensive workplace wellness program may change employee health beliefs and increase self-reporting of having a primary care physician but does not significantly affect clinical outcomes.

Nurse Practitioners Report High Compassion Satisfaction, Low Burnout

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Madeline Morr

Researchers sought to analyze the rate of burnout in practicing nurse practitioners by looking at contributing factors that play a role in compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction.