News & Trends – Page 11 – Physician Factor

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18Apr 2022

How Group Practices Can Plan for Partial Retirements

Over the next decade, two out of every five practicing US physicians will be over the age of 65, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. It is likely that some of the nation’s clinicians will clearly consider partial retirement within group practice settings.

11Apr 2022

Report: 90% of Nurses Considering Leaving the Profession in the Next Year

Shawn Sefton, RN, talks about the results of a new survey of RNs, the key problems it identified – and how technology can help, rather than exacerbating burnout. She has experienced first-hand the operational, staffing and scheduling challenges that plague the U.S. nurse workforce, having worked as a nurse and in various nurse leader roles for decades.

04Apr 2022

Digital Patient Engagement Tackles the Labor Crisis, Improves the Patient Experience

The detrimental effects of COVID-19 changed health care, possibly forever. Patients are demanding more control and a safer, simplified experience. For health care workers, the pandemic has led to increased burnout, concerns about workplace safety and staffing shortages that threaten not only patient care, but also the entire provider ecosystem. Nearly 30% of health care workers are considering leaving their profession altogether, and nearly 60% reported impacts to their mental health stemming from their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a 2021 Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation survey. And, this unprecedented labor shortage trend is expected to continue through 2022 and beyond according to predictions released by Moody’s.

28Mar 2022

Legally Terminating a Physician-Patient Relationship

Medical writer Dr. Naveed Saleh suggests that physicians may choose to terminate care when prioritizing patients’ needs conflicts with a physician’s moral code, causing challenges in their personal life. The AMA also advocates for the preservation of a physician’s right to act within the realm of what their conscience dictates is ethical and appropriate to maintain each individual physician’s integrity.

21Mar 2022

Why the Future of Health Care is Mobile

The majority of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are not mobile friendly, and especially in the behavioral health industry, slower adoption rates are holding the industry back. Today, as companies spend billions of dollars and thousands of hours developing lifesaving medicine and surgical equipment, basic technology adoption continues to be an issue. The health care industry is notorious for clunky, outdated software. These antiquated systems tend to create unnecessary administrative burden, are vulnerable to security risks, and are not mobile friendly.

14Mar 2022

6 Reasons Patients Benefit from Virtual Care Offerings

Virtual care – the use of technology to deliver health care – has been part of the patient care landscape for years, but its popularity has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. What do people need to know about virtual care? Here are six key takeaways.

07Mar 2022

3 Solutions to Staff Turnover at Your Practice

Medical practices around the country are experiencing a myriad of challenges, including record levels of turnover, unrealistic expectations from patients, and burnout exacerbated by the continuing pandemic. It’s an unfortunate reality for physicians and healthcare practices, especially when it’s trickling down to the patients’ outcomes in a domino-effect—from the waiting rooms to the often-rushed care due to the increased number of patients. In response, practices have been implementing new technologies to help streamline their processes and revamping benefits for employees.

28Feb 2022

How to Ensure That Your Practice Complies With New Stark Regulation Clarifications

As of January 1 new Stark regulation clarifications are in effect, addressing the relationship between physicians and designated health services (DHS) like laboratory services, radiology services, and durable medical equipment and preventing physician efforts to refer Medicare patients to a DHS currently engaged in a financial relationship with the referring physician; this includes intra-practice referrals, which inherently possess a physician-DHS relationship.

21Feb 2022

3 Strategies for How Physicians Can Care for Seniors in 2022

With patients choosing to recover and age in the home in record numbers, physicians are being asked to coordinate care with post-acute, home and community-based organizations, and payers at levels never seen previously. This poses a significant challenge for physicians.

14Feb 2022

Medicine’s Great Resignation? 1 in 5 Doctors Plan Exit in 2 Years

One in five physicians say it is likely they will leave their current practice within two years. Meanwhile, about one in three doctors and other health professionals say they intend to reduce work hours in the next 12 months, according to recently published survey research.

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