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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
Conference Coverage
Drs Mikhael and Watson
Conference Coverage
Video Recap—Multiple Myeloma Across the Care Continuum
05/13/2016
Brittany Watson, MD, MPH; Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC
In this video, Brittany Watson, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DABOM and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, discuss the role of primary care in the early recognition and diagnosis of multiple myeloma, including the...
05/13/2016
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
Practice Management
Practice Management
FDA Roundup: Powdered Gloves, Opioid Warnings, Anthrax
03/22/2016
The FDA has proposed a ban on powdered medical gloves, approved new requirements for opioid warning labels, and approved a new treatment for inhalational anthrax.
03/22/2016
Practice Management
Practice Management
Interventions Cut Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
02/10/2016
A study tested the effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions in reducing the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections.
02/10/2016