Panel discussion included advice about what physicians could be doing now to prepare for the new system. The American College of Physicians (ACP) convened a panel today to talk about how the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the new payment systems in the law will impact physicians and patients. ...
With Medicare reimbursement now tied to consumer ratings, many institutions are focusing on the patient experience — and patient-physician communication in particular. Can you afford an additional 132 seconds to provide better care? Most patients can convey their relevant clinical information in 150 seconds. Yet studies have shown that physicians interrupt their patients after 18... According to WalletHub, Mississippi tops the list as the best state for doctors. Closely followed by Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The worst state for docs? The District of Columbia, with New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland close behind. To make these comparisons, WalletHub’s analysts compared all the states across 11 key metrics with data...
Advise & Consent: Talking to Obese Patients About Their Weight
Obesity is such a sensitive issue that many physicians avoid discussing it. Here are some tips on the right (and wrong) ways to broach the subject. Talking to patients about their weight is a critical task that many physicians find difficult — and even embarrassing. Too many physicians find it so uncomfortable that they avoid...
When clinicians learn techniques that foster communication with patients, the results can be greater compliance, improved outcomes — and even increased physician satisfaction. Many physicians consider this the hardest procedure to master in order to treat patients successfully: empathy, with its essential component, communication. “People think that there is a hard part of medicine and...
Without referrals, many endocrinology practices simply would not exist. Knowing the ins and outs of navigating the referral landscape is vital to ensuring your own practice’s successful future. Referrals from other physicians play an important part in the successful endocrinology practice. From patient recruitment through quality control, and even as a measure of prestige, they...
From a burst water pipe to a cataclysmic disaster, being prepared for whatever nature’s wrath or man’s mistakes may bring is crucial to keeping your practice — and your patients — safe. Disasters in the medical office run a gamut of exposures. From something as routine as a fire, to hurricanes, tornadoes, or flooding, these situations require...
Estimates for medical error mortalities seem to get higher with each report that is released. A 1999 study by the Institute of Medicine claimed that 98,000 people die in the U.S. each year due to mistakes during medical care. About a decade later, the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services reported that 180,000 Medicare patients die from hospital mishaps per...
