News & Trends – Page 12 – Physician Factor

At Physician Factor, we're passionate about supporting the knowledge transfer and shared expertise among physicians to drive improvements across healthcare, as well as career development. Here we spotlight news and trends of interest to physicians in our network.

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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.

07Feb 2022

Suggestions for Managing Difficult Patients

Tips on what to do when you must part ways with a difficult patient.

31Jan 2022

Where IT Leaders Should Focus Their Energies in 2022

Since the arrival of the pandemic, healthcare organizations have faced a cultural shift. In the past, health leaders have naturally been risk-averse and have, of necessity, created systems that established a wide array of administrative roadblocks to change. But many organizations have cut back on a variety of rules and requirements over the past two years to help expedite the changes needed to tackle the pandemic. This represents a big opportunity for innovation. Going into 2022, we may now be able to benefit from this historic shift away from rigid workflows and risk avoidance. If we can seize this moment, we may be able to make this a uniquely transformative year for healthcare.

24Jan 2022

Blockchain Technology Has the Potential to Revolutionize Healthcare

For healthcare, blockchain can be used for payment processing, but it can also improve interoperability, track claims processing, or develop and maintain provider directories. Blockchain -- the same technology powering Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies -- is finding revolutionary new applications in the healthcare sector. Recently, Aetna, Anthem, and the Cleveland Clinic partnered to announce a new blockchain-based healthcare initiative, marking the latest indication of the potential impact blockchain could have on the healthcare sector as a whole.

17Jan 2022

Examining Use of Medications Linked With Weight Gain

For a study published in Obesity, Dr. Hales and colleagues aimed to assess trends in the use of obesogenic prescription medications among US adults from 1999 to 2018, both overall and by therapeutic class. “We also wanted to see if there is a relationship between obesity and use of obesogenic prescription medications for each therapeutic class,” he adds. “Finally, we wanted to know the most frequent reasons for taking obesogenic medications.”

10Jan 2022

How Doctors Can Make 2022 Their Best Financial Year Yet

In medicine as in money, it pays to have a plan. Treatment plans lead to better health. Financial plans lead to more wealth. With the New Year almost upon us, it’s time to give your financial plan a checkup (or create one, if you don’t have one already). Plans are, at best, educated guesses as to what the future might bring. Anyone purporting to know what the markets will do in the next hour, let alone the next month or year, is probably the equivalent of a financial snake oil salesman. However, we can lean into a few time-tested financial principles to ensure that no matter what 2022 throws at us, we have sound footing.

27Dec 2021

Choosing the Right Setting for a Telemedicine Call

Users of telehealth services often struggle with privacy concerns, technology barriers, and a general disassociation between patients and providers. Conducting online appointments in a comfortable and efficient location can help medical professionals mitigate some of these issues. Here are a few ideas to consider when picking out a setting for telehealth calls.

20Dec 2021

The 7 Virtues of a Successful Practice

There are seven practices every practice must adopt if they will be successful long term.

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