Archive for September, 2011
The survey I posted earlier has now been completed – here are the results. http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/benefits-of-emr-software-survey-[ READ MORE ]
High physician fees, rather than factors such as practice costs, volume of services or tuition expenses, were the main drivers of higher U.S. healthcare spending and physician income, according to research presented in the September issue of Health Affairs. The study, conducted by Miriam J. Laugesen, PhD, and Sherry A. Glied, PhD, both of the [ READ MORE ]
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The New York Times (9/6, B1, Freudenheim, Subscription Publication) reports, “Under heavy pressure from government regulators and insurance companies, more and more physicians across the country are learning to think like entrepreneurs.” One result is the rapid growth in joint M.D./M.B.A programs to 65 at present with an estimated 500 students. Some intersperse business courses [ READ MORE ]
The Minneapolis Star Tribune (9/7, Crosby) reports, “Finding ways to keep a lid on the pressure is becoming ever more difficult for doctors-in-training, according to a new Mayo Clinicstudy ” published in the Sept. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Large numbers are burned out, depressed and becoming increasingly cynical about [ READ MORE ]
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