The VA MISSION Act passed into law with broad bipartisan support last year, but that unity began to wane immediately, when President Trump signaled after signing it that he wouldn't give it an additional stream of funding. The law expands a popular caregiver program, and will examine VA's aging infrastructure.
A South Carolina pediatrics office is now turning away patients who aren't vaccinated. Tamara Pickett has been taking her daughter, who is unvaccinated, to CPG Pediatrics since she was about 6 months old. "That was one of the reasons we came to the practice because we were informed they were accepting patients that had not been vaccinated or did not plan on vaccinating," she says.
A physician who works at Dell Seton's ER told KXAN that she and her colleagues have been noticing a trend: more ER patients coming from downtown bars and entertainment districts who display unusual, non-alcohol related symptoms. 'It's definitely been appreciated from the bars and it's been noticed from Rainey Street individuals specifically, but it's also been noticed in other parts of the community," said Hemali Patel, an Internal Medicine Physician with Seton.
When a new innovation comes on the scene, it is not unusual for it to generate some negative feelings, hence the term “disruptive technology.” The entry of the computer and electronic health record (EHR) into the exam room has created some new challenges for doctors and patients.
Have you ever wondered how physicians are paid? Physician compensation (e.g. what doctors are paid) varies from setting to setting. Physicians employed by hospitals are often paid differently than those in private practice or those in academic medical centers.
In a medical emergency, you may have a surprisingly difficult time finding a bed in a hospital. This is because elective admissions — that is, patients whose hospital stays have been scheduled in advance — take priority over emergencies. Such a preference for elective admissions might be unexpected, as emergency patients are, by definition, emergencies.