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Clinical Care
Many Clinicians Feel Unprepared to Treat Behavioral Health Conditions
Despite feeling lack of preparedness, most clinicians report willingness to provide substance abuse or mental health services for patients.
Clinical Care
How You Should Think About Solving Physician Burnout
At health systems, hospitals, and physician practices, one-dimensional approaches to burnout are unlikely to succeed.
Clinical Care
Self-Care is a 'Necessity' for Doctors, Expert Says
Go for 'work/life integration,' not 'work/life balance.'
Finance
Primary Care Represents Less Than 5% of Medicare Spending
Primary care spending as a percentage of total spending in the Medicare program is low, according to a RAND study.
Innovation
Physician Telehealth Usage Wallops Early EHR Adoption Rates
Burned-out specialists are chomping at the bit to give telehealth a try, according to a physician survey American Well released...
Strategy
Willis-Knighton CEO Contract Extended Despite Retirement Plans, 'Attempted Coup'
The board gave James K. Elrod two more years at the health system's helm, despite the 81-year-old CEO's retirement plans...
Clinical Care
Burnout Especially Common Among Emergency Medicine Residents
The country's physician burnout epidemic is taking a heavy toll on emergency department clinician trainees.
Clinical Care
5 Keys to Honoring POLST Directives in Emergency Departments
Engaging patients and family members is crucial when there are documents specifying physician directives for life-threatening conditions.
Clinical Care
How Johns Hopkins Created a Preferred SNF Network
Components of Johns Hopkins' SNF collaborative include a rigorous process for selecting partner facilities and establishing a management framework.
Clinical Care
6 Steps to Manage Violence Against Hospital Healthcare Workers
Hospitals have an obligation to address assaultive behavior in the workplace, employment and labor attorneys say.
Innovation
5 Ways Health Systems Can Use a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Provide Better Care
Improve the patient experience and help physicians become more efficient and effective using an innovative diagnostic tool.
Clinical Care
Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
After a sports injury, Esteban Serrano owed $829.41 for a knee brace purchased with insurance through his doctor's office. The...