For generations, doctors have accepted being at the "mercy" of their pagers, working long hours with little time for family. However, the newest generation of docs has pushed back against this mindset, seeking more work-life balance and less stress.
A new study shows that adding text messaging to traditional in-clinic health counseling for parents about feeding habits, playtime and exercise prevents very young children from developing obesity and potentially lifelong obesity-related problems.
Primary care doctors are often referred to as the quarterbacks of the health care system. Their job is to monitor patients’ health needs, manage chronic conditions and triage care to specialists when needed. At the heart of it is a deep, personal relationship of trust between patient and provider that leads to better health outcomes.
More than 80% of emergency departments are not fully prepared for pediatric cases, despite the fact that children make up about 20% of visits each year. The new analysis, published in JAMA Open Network, estimated that if every emergency department in the United States had the core features of 'pediatric readiness,' more than a quarter of the child deaths that follow E.R. visits could be prevented, a figure that equates to thousands of young lives each year.
Staffing of physician practices and medical groups has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels but medical care providers remain busier than ever thanks to a surge of patient visits.
The sale of Steward Health Care's physician network to the Rural Healthcare Group has been finalized, the buyer announced Thursday along with a new name for the consolidated company: Revere Medical. The Tennessee-based affiliate of New York-based private equity firm Kinderhook Industries agreed in August to buy Stewardship Health for $245 million in cash. Revere Medical said Thursday that the transaction had closed and that its new name is meant to reflect the "path to building the country's most revered provider organization."