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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
CDC Updates TB Testing Guidelines for Health Care Workers
05/17/2019
The CDC has updated their 2005 recommendations for the screening, testing, and treating of health care personnel for tuberculosis.
05/17/2019
Practice management
Practice management
HHS Issues Revised Conscience Rule
05/06/2019
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a Final Rule on Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care, which consolidates and revises earlier regulations from the last 50 year.
05/06/2019
mental health
mental health
New Recommendations Address Physician Burnout
04/02/2018
The American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges support the new 8-step charter on physician well-being, released by the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine. ...
04/02/2018
Primary Care
Primary Care
Concerns About Wasting PCP's Time May Keep Patients From Seeking Care
02/08/2017
Researchers found an underlying theme of concern over wasting physicians’ time, and how it affects when patients choose to seek care.
02/08/2017
Practice Management
Practice Management
Ambulatory Team Visits: A New Model for Quality, Cost-Effective Care of Complex Patient Cases?
01/11/2017
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is expanding the scope of and resources for the delivery of health care.
01/11/2017
substance abuse
substance abuse
UCLA Study Recommends Routine Drug Screening as Part of Primary Care
12/29/2016
A recent study examined the rate of substance use in community health centers in both Tijuana and East Los Angeles.
12/29/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
Strategies Can Effectively Reduce Physician Burnout
10/07/2016
Both individual-focused and structural or organizational strategies can result in clinically meaningful reductions in burnout among physicians.
10/07/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
New Medicare Payment Model Aims To Improve Primary Care
04/12/2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a new initiative that’s designed to improve health care in the US.
04/12/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
How Does Physician Burnout Impact Professional Effort?
04/01/2016
Amanda Balbi
A new study from the Mayo Clinic explores how burnout and dissatisfaction affects physicians in the workplace.
04/01/2016
Research Summary
physician talking to patient
Research Summary
Collaborative Care for Depression in Primary Care: Meta-Analysis Identifies Most Effective Treatment Components
03/24/2016
Anthony Calabro, MA
An individual participant data meta-analysis clarifies which elements of collaborative care most effectively reduce depressive symptoms in primary care, informing implementation strategies for clinicians...
03/24/2016