Are Primary Care Clinicians Satisfied With Their Jobs?
Health care employee job satisfaction in primary care clinics ranges by gender and job type.
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Financial Incentive May Drive Screening, Advice for Alcohol Use
The rate of screening for alcohol use or brief advice provisions may be affected by the removal of financial incentives.
More Awareness of Choosing Wisely Campaign Needed for Nurses
Only 38.3% of nurses who were members of AACN reported being familiar with Choosing Wisely.
Prevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Gastroenterology Guideline Authors
There is a prevalence of conflicts of interest and lack of transparency of reporting conflicts of interest in gastroenterology guideline authors.
Growing Number of PAs Seeing, Treating Mental Health Disorders
Researchers sought to document and describe the contributions of certified PAs across practice areas in addressing mental health conditions.
Majority of Hospital Data Breaches Involve Demographic and Financial Information
Researchers examined the detailed events of published personal health data breaches for the past 10 years to understand what types of demographic and financial information were compromised.
Do EHRs Properly Match Physical Examinations in the ER?
Electronic health records may not correctly reflect review of systems and physical examination observations made by emergency physicians.
Study Finds Screening for Social Needs Lacking in Hospitals and Practices
Social needs — including food, housing, utilities, transportation — and exposure to interpersonal violence are well known to be linked to health outcomes. In fact, up to 90% of health outcomes are a result of social, behavioral, and economic factors.1 However, few hospitals or practices screen patients comprehensively for the aforementioned factors that affect health…
Provider Stigma in Treating Heroin Addiction: How Can We Eliminate It?
Clinicians working with people with opioid use disorder can help to decrease the stigma and bias against these individuals.
More Choices, Lower Premiums for ACA Consumers Next Year
20 more insurers will be participating in 2020, expanding consumer choice in many states.
Burnout a Concern Among Primary Care Nurses
Researchers sought to estimate the level of burnout among nurses working in primary health care as well as assess the relationship between sociodemographic, employment-related, and personality variables and burnout syndrome.
Racial, Ethnic Minorities Want to See Doctor Who Shares Their Culture
Minorities more likely to report difficulty seeing a culturally similar health care provider.
How Restrictions on Methadone Can Result in Patient Harm
Restrictions on prescribing methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone pose a significant barrier to effective treatment of patients with opioid use disorder.
Older Adults Need More Help Navigating Health Care System
Better understanding of health insurance benefits may help with navigating health care system, survey finds.
Providing Medical Services to Immigrants Seeking Asylum
The crisis at the border is an ongoing medical emergency that has not been treated as such by medical organizations, including the AAPA and AANP.
USPSTF Updates Screening Recommendations for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
The USPSTF has made updates to the 2008 recommendations on screening for and treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant and nonpregnant persons.
Clinician Burnout May Affect Patient Safety
Clinician burnout may negatively affect patient safety.
ACA Provided Care to 1.9 Million People With Diabetes
Adjusted uninsured rates down 17% for people with undiagnosed diabetes after ACA.
Percentage of Women in Internal Med Residencies Increasing
But percentage of women entering 9 subspecialty fields decreased; lowest increase seen in cardiology.
Majority of Physicians Believe ACA has had Positive Impact on Health Care
The percentage of US physicians who believe that the ACA is a net positive for health care has increased in the five years after its implementation.
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