Fewer than half of physicians work in private practice
(HealthDay)—Less than half of physicians now work in private practice, according to a report released by the American Medical Association (AMA).
May 18, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Less than half of physicians now work in private practice, according to a report released by the American Medical Association (AMA).
May 18, 2021
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Close to 40 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging procedures are performed annually. These MRIs enable doctors to peer deep inside the body, helping them to diagnose ailments or diseases in a non-invasive way.
May 7, 2021
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A new service piloted at Penn Medicine allowed a proportion of patients to avoid hospitalization by providing them with greater support after visiting the emergency department. The vast majority of the patients enrolled in ...
May 5, 2021
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Estimating the risk of patients dying is arguably one of the most difficult and stressful challenges physicians face. This has been especially true in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with doctors around the world ...
Feb 18, 2021
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The medical drama playing out daily since President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 is alarming—but not surprising. Any physician who's ever rendered medical advice or hospital care to a prominent person probably empathizes ...
Oct 7, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to severe financial stress for both hospitals and physician practices, raising serious concerns that many may either close or be purchased by larger organizations. Such consolidation is well-recognized ...
Aug 3, 2020
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If you look just beyond the surge of patients who rushed to hospitals to be treated for COVID-19 this year, you'll find another group of people—people with broken hips or chronic illnesses—who need medical care before, ...
Jul 29, 2020
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A new study at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City has found that follow-up appointments for hospitalized children treated for childhood bronchitis are often not necessary, and that switching from ...
Jul 6, 2020
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If some regions become hot spots and hospitals reach maximum capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have plans for how to decide who gets critical care resources, such as a bed in the intensive care unit or a respirator. ...
Jun 30, 2020
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How long would it take for you to get in to see your primary care physician? Do you even have one?
Mar 31, 2020
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