Strategies for Managing Uncertainty in Patient Care
For many health care professionals, successfully managing uncertainty means recognizing that surety is complicated and illusory and knowledge is iterative and provisional rather than definitive.
Practice Management
Patients Have Been Satisfied With Telehealth Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Many Even Prefer Virtual Consultations
With telehealth visits on the rise amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition conducted a survey of 2007 patients across the United States.
Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout
Clinician sex and local work culture may contribute more to burnout than electronic health record (EHR) usage.
Medication Management of Opioids, Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults
Experts examine medication management in older adults, including the use of antidepressants for patients with Alzheimer disease and the dangers of opioid prescribing.
Biden Gives Businesses Incentives to Help Workers Get COVID-19 Shots
As demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States shows signs of declining, President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered businesses new incentives to help more workers get their shots.
Digital Health Information Divide Puts Many Older Adults at a Disadvantage
Computer access to digital health information varies by race and ethnicity, a study found.
Medicare Spending on Physician Services Down $9.4B During First Half of 2020
Medicare spending on physician services declined an estimated $9.4 billion between January and June 2020.
Increase in Overall Costs With Use of Urgent Care Centers
Use of urgent care centers is associated with a small reduction in lower-acuity emergency department visits, but with an increase in urgent care center costs.
America’s Access to Care Crisis: Telemedicine Provides the Solution
For telemedicine to thrive in a postpandemic era, temporary rules regarding reimbursement and providers’ ability to fully care for the patient in any setting must be made permanent.
Provider Confusion Often Causes Patient Access Rights Violations
Many healthcare providers are unclear as to when a request is made by an individual pursuant to a HIPAA authorization versus a HIPAA access request, particularly when a patient wants records to be sent to a third party, a HIPAA compliance officer at a law firm explained.
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