Patients Find Note Reading Important for Health Management
Patients find note reading important for their health management and are rarely troubled by what they read.
Practice Management
Cases Presented Online Can Educate Clinicians on Shared Decision-Making
Researchers recently performed a simulation study to determine how 3 levels of shared decision making can increase the chances of patients suing for adverse outcomes.
External Reference Pricing Could Reduce Drug Costs in the United States
The average price for single-source brand-name drugs is higher in the United States than in other countries.
Clinicians Aware of Patient Difficulties Affording Medical Care
Physicians are aware of patients’ difficulty with affording medical care and consider out-of-pocket costs in their decision making.
Prices Will Soon Be Included in TV Drug Advertisements in the United States
Top US health official say TV advertisements for prescription drugs will soon have to include prices.
Physician House Calls: An Old Model With a Modern-Day Twist
Shedding light on the re-emerging phenomenon of physician house calls with three experts.
ACP Issues Position Paper Outlining Policy Recommendations to Improve Insurance Access
Based on initial gains in health care access from the passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and ACA, the ACP offers recommendations on how to improve the law and achieve universal health care coverage.
Clinicians Positioned to Support Partnerships That Address Community Health
Clinicians can promote community investment by helping to create the data and demand that will catalyze efforts to address the root causes of ill health.
Loan Forgiveness, Educational Debt May Affect Practice Patterns
Increased educational debt appears to directly influence physician practice choice.
Residents and Attending Physicians Deliver Nearly Equal Care in VA Clinics
Investigators examined quality of outpatient care with internal medicine resident physicians vs attending physicians in US Department of Veterans Affairs primary care clinics.
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