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ChatGPT Outperforms Doctors In Answering Patient Messages, Study Shows

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A new study found that ChatGPT might actually be quite successful in providing high-quality answers to patient questions during an era in which doctors and nurses are too busy to do so. The research evaluated two sets of answers to patient inquiries — one written by physicians, the other by ChatGPT.

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Medicare Reimbursement for Doctors is in Critical Condition

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Doctor’s offices are the front door of the American healthcare system. The post Medicare Reimbursement for Doctors is in Critical Condition appeared first on MedCity News. We owe it to them to support H.R. 2474 and put an end to annual Congressional stop-gap spending bills.

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6 ways to defeat physician fatigue

MedCity News

The pandemic placed an unfathomable burden on the country’s doctors. Here are six ways healthcare providers can lighten the physician’s burden. For years to come, we’ll be dissecting its implications.

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The Battle Between Primary Care and Time: The Doctors are Losing

MedCity News

With most doctors spending less than 15 to 20 minutes with their patients per visit, there is not much time for fact-finding, let alone education for the doctor to learn what preventive screening resources are available for their patients, even if that care is reimbursable by Medicare/Medicaid, such as a lung cancer screening.

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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. Susan knew she needed to lose weight, especially when her doctor told her that her A1C indicated that she was prediabetic.

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Is There a Doctor on the Plane?

MedCity News

Three reasons you should hire physicians for your product teams The post Is There a Doctor on the Plane? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Mount Sinai Doctors Vote to Strike Over Pay, Benefits Disparities

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Resident physicians at Mount Sinai’s Elmhurst Hospital in Queens have voted to authorize a strike.

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