Managing Risk Associated with the Opioid Epidemic
Millions of Americans suffer from opioid use disorders involving prescription pain medications. ...
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Calling on the Surgeon General: What Americans Need Most
By Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP In the first week of August 2017, Dr. Jerome Adams was confirmed as...
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Containing Medical Costs Without Jeopardizing Patient Care
Everyone agrees that healthcare costs are running rampant. In fact, the Centers for Medicare &...
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Bladder catheter + oxygen supply tubing = death
According to the coroner of South Australia, a 72-year-old former member of the Australian...
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#PWChat Recap – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another insightful discussion on Thursday,...
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#PWChat – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets
Join us Thursday, August 24 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Joshua...
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Burnout: Gain Financial Independence & Retire Early
by Alex Kilian Over seven years have passed since the Affordable Care Act was officially...
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#PWChat Recap: Defensive Medicine & Related Costs
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued last night with an energetic discussion...
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The Paradigm Shifts Needed in Healthcare
There’s a lot wrong with healthcare today. Especially the medications they have now a days and all...
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Taking Medications as Prescribed Important to Control Health Care Costs
At a time when health care costs are scrutinized more closely than ever, a new study demonstrates...
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American Medical Association Opposes Obamacare Repeal, Says it Violates ‘Do No Harm’ Rule
The American Medical Association (AMA), in a letter to Senate leaders, outlined its opposition to...
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#PWChat Recap: The Drivers of Increasing Healthcare Costs
Physician’s Weekly and Dr. Linda Girgis hosted their continuing #PWChat series on Wednesday, June...
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Physicians Practice: 7 Ways to Maximizing Revenue Cycle Management
The author of this article is Alex Tate, who is a health information technology expert dedicated...
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Nonadherence to medications: Who’s to blame?
No foundations or patient advocate groups are promoting awareness of nonadherence. There are no...
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Traditional Tort Reform Won’t Reduce Healthcare Costs
Tucked into President Trump’s 2018 budget are several provisions to tackle medical malpractice...
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TweetChat: A Look at the Drivers of Increasing Healthcare Costs
Join us Wednesday, June 21 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda...
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MACRA: 5 Tips to Protect Your Practice’s Reputation
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is bringing a lot of change to...
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American College of Physicians Gives 7 Recommendations to Improve American Health Care to Congress
The American College of Physicians today released a set of recommendations aimed at providing a...
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Assumption of the Risk
“If a patient chooses to come to me for medical care and I explain the risks and they agree to the...
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Infographic: 2017’s Best & Worst States for Nurses
Wallethub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics that...
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