Three Reasons Your Worst Patient Survey Fears May Be True
Many patient and staff surveys are so deeply flawed that they only provide the impression of...
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CMS’s New CDSM Mandate & How it Can Affect Your Revenue
According to “Will your Medicare reimbursement survive CMS’s new CDSM mandate?” from MedCity News,...
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Mental Health Neglect Among Physicians
Previous research has suggested high rates of suicide and depression among physicians when...
Read MoreMedicaid Claims Denials Lead to Dropping Physician Participation
According to a July 2021 study published by the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, “A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away,” both the costs for collecting claims and the rates of claim denial are...
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Optimizing the Revenue Cycle for a Better Future for Healthcare Professionals
According to findings from a recent Vivian Health study, more than half of healthcare...
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Medical Fiction: Vinay & The Gap
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
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#PWChat Recap: The Latest Impacts of Coronavirus Pandemic on Healthcare Professionals
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered the latest impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Nursing: Profession of Care, or Emotional Powder Keg?
The danger that healthcare faces from 293,436 nurses considering leaving the profession due to...
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Trends in Physician Recruitment & Compensation: Are You in Demand?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant financial impact on healthcare institutions, with...
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Addressing Gender Equity in Medicine
At the 2021 Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting, Marsha Burden, MD, division head of...
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Physicians Increasingly Turning to Side Gigs to Boost Income
Whether referred to as a side gig, side hustle, or side job, even physicians aren’t immune to the...
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Family Physician Wealth & Debt Balance in 2021
According to a recent analysis in the “Medscape Family Physicians Wealth & Debt Report 2021,”...
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COVID-19 Accelerating Demise of Physician Practices
Almost 70% of US physicians now work as employees of a hospital, health system, or private...
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Financial Tips for Physicians Starting Their Careers
Completing your residency is a monumental accomplishment for aspiring physicians. After years of...
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COVID-19–Related ICU Workforce Shortage Projected to Push Hundreds of US Counties Into Crisis
By September 15, 2021, 15.5% of US counties are anticipated to experience hospital workforce...
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Medical Fiction: Frank and the Door
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
Read MoreTackling Patient Payments, and Resources to Improve Them
According to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....
Read More5 Signs it’s Time to Look for a New Job
I’ve spent my entire career in healthcare staffing, including the last 5 years as the president of a locum tenens agency. For me, the most rewarding part is helping people find the right job fit for whatever situation they find...
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Rural America Needs Physicians
Having spent much of my professional life working in staffing locum tenens doctors and traveling...
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Toward An Economic Model for Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers
We recently spoke with William Tettelbach, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, FAPWCA, CWS, co-author of study...
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