Racial, Ethnic Minorities Want to See Doctor Who Shares Their Culture
Minorities more likely to report difficulty seeing a culturally similar health care provider.
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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.
Medical Students Not Ready to Provide Nutritional Care
Findings consistent regardless of country of training, year of medical education.
Nonphysician Providers Rarely Interpret Diagnostic Images
Radiography and fluoroscopy were most common NPP-billed imaging services over all years.
We Surveyed HCPs About CBD: Here’s What We Learned
How is CBD affecting clinical practices? We surveyed hundreds of HCPs to find out.
AAN Issues Guideline Update for Immunization in Patients With MS
AAN has issued a practice guideline update for vaccine-preventable infections and immunizations for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). A subcommittee of the AAN — tasked with developing, disseminating and implementing these guidelines — found improvements and additions to the recommendations previously issued in 2002.
Are You Being Fairly Compensated? The Results of the 2019 Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Salary Survey Are In!
See how your salary compares with those of your peers as reported in the 2019 NP/PA Salary Survey.
Female Early-Career, Midcareer Pediatricians Earn Less Than Male Peers
Female pediatricians also more likely to take primary responsibility for most household tasks.
Social Media Addiction May Harm Nurses’ Performance
Survey shows addiction reduces nurses’ ability to concentrate on assigned tasks.
Altered Administration Rule Has Potential to Harm Immigrants and Families
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded the criteria for determining if an individual is considered a public charge.
Female Surgical Residents Have Lower Salary Expectations
Interest in leadership, academic careers, research did not differ from that of male residents.
Physician Assistants Given Autonomy Under New IHS Policy
Updates to the Indian Health Service Manual allow PAs to exercise autonomous medical decision making and assume full clinical responsibility for American Indians and Alaska Native people.
Analyzing Hospital Utilization Following the 1966, 2014 Health Insurance Coverage Expansions
Researchers sought to determine whether the implementation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1966 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2014 affected hospital use.
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