Practice Management
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Rx for resilience: Five prescriptions for physician burnout
“Every person should have a toolkit of the things that bring them out of the psychological and physical distress that dysregulates their nervous...
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Why don’t doctors feel like heroes anymore?
“None of us are invincible,” and it’s dangerous to forget that “the people behind the symbols are also human.”
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Redispensing unused cancer meds cuts waste, saves money
Researchers compared the reduction in drug waste and cost savings from redispensing oral anticancer drugs versus the standard practice of...
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Infographic: Careers that tempt doctors to leave medicine
This infographic shows the five potential new careers that most interested U.S. physicians considering a change.
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FTC considers proposals on mergers and noncompete clauses
AMA and ACEP support proposed changes that would affect workforce hiring and working conditions for physicians.
From the Journals
Prior authorizations interfere with recommended cancer care
Policy interventions and advocacy efforts at the patient, clinician, and hospital level will be needed to reform the PA process.
Commentary
MOC: An ‘insult to oncologists’ engaged in patient care
I think the reason this is stuck in the craw of so many oncologists is that we demonstrate our commitment to continuing medical education all the...
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Medicare 2024 base rate cut triggers calls for pay overhaul
The pay cuts come as costs of providing health care are expected to rise as much as 4.6% in 2024.
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Stripped privileges: An alarming precedent for community oncologists?
The outcome, some community oncologists say, could set a new precedent in how far large health care organizations will go to take their patients...
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84-year-old MD contests employer’s mandatory cognitive tests for older docs
According to the lawsuit, the hospital illegally required neuropsychological and eye examinations of physicians aged 70 or older who sought to...
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Seven metrics oncology practices can track to be successful
“Once practices figure out what they want to measure, and obviously they want to measure things that they’re not doing so well, they can look for...