COVID-19 Accelerating Demise of Physician Practices
Almost 70% of US physicians now work as employees of a hospital, health system, or private...
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Financial Tips for Physicians Starting Their Careers
Completing your residency is a monumental accomplishment for aspiring physicians. After years of...
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COVID-19–Related ICU Workforce Shortage Projected to Push Hundreds of US Counties Into Crisis
By September 15, 2021, 15.5% of US counties are anticipated to experience hospital workforce...
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Medical Fiction: Frank and the Door
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
Read MoreTackling Patient Payments, and Resources to Improve Them
According to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....
Read More5 Signs it’s Time to Look for a New Job
I’ve spent my entire career in healthcare staffing, including the last 5 years as the president of a locum tenens agency. For me, the most rewarding part is helping people find the right job fit for whatever situation they find...
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Rural America Needs Physicians
Having spent much of my professional life working in staffing locum tenens doctors and traveling...
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Toward An Economic Model for Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers
We recently spoke with William Tettelbach, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, FAPWCA, CWS, co-author of study...
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Physicians Balancing Work, Life, and Wellness
We are professional healers. We take care of people’s problems all day, every day. It is an honor...
Read MoreTop Tips For New Faculty
There is great advice for our incoming interns to help them start off residency strong. Yet, I rarely see #TipsForNewFaculty posts. The transition from trainee to faculty is often just as large of a jump, if not larger, than...
Read More3 Things to Look for in a Remote Patient Monitoring Solution
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has proven to be a solid solution for helping seniors age in place without consistent trips to the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room. The COVID era has increased demand for the deployment...
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Strategies to Help Physicians Gain Control Over Student Loan Debt
U.S. News and World Report reports on the best paying jobs and the point was clear: doctors are...
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Mortality & Progression to ESKD After Heart Surgeries in Patients With CKD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graf (CABG) are widely used...
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Our Patients Are Using More Supplements: Here’s How We Can Guide Them
Among the less-noted consequences of COVID-19, many Americans have become more health-conscious...
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Health Inequities in Hospice & End-of-Life Care
As the issue of health equity becomes increasingly—and rightfully—recognized as a critical area of...
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Medical Fiction: Brandi, Brian, and the Cupid
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
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Examining the Role of Repeated Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Migraine
Including recent FDA approvals of several calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor...
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A Welcome Update to the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is detected in 20% to 40% of kidney biopsies and is a common...
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Medical Fiction: John & the Scrubber
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
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Penile Pain in Men With Peyronie’s Disease: Identifying Prevalence & Predictors
Men with Peyronie’s disease (PD) typically present with complaints of penile deformity, but some...
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