MedCity News

JULY 11, 2022

Gender discrimination is felt much more in women physicians than it is in men, according to a new report. It found that two-thirds of the female physicians have experienced gender discrimination from a medical colleague, and 57% of them have experienced it from a patients.

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Millennium Physician Group — an independent care group with more than 800 providers across Florida, Texas, and North Carolina — announced successful results following its adoption of Navina’s AI platform.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Johnson & Johnson released research this month showing that its system for robotic-assisted bronchoscopy helped physicians achieve an over 15% improvement in overall diagnostic yield compared to traditional bronchoscopy. This could mean that fewer patients will have to “wait and see” while their cancer potentially gets worse.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

To help address the diabetes epidemic, providers should incorporate remote patient monitoring into the standard of care, according to Kaiser Permanente physician Dr. Sos Mboijana. When treating chronic conditions like diabetes, having access to a continuous flow of patient data is critical, he said.

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MedCity News

JUNE 19, 2023

Only about half of physicians think their organization’s leaders are transparent, honest and make good decisions for patients and employees, according to a new report.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

While some people question how virtual care can be effective without physical touch, it is clear that in-person appointments are not frequently delivering on developing a comprehensive understanding of a patient’s need and holistic health.

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MedCity News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In a webinar, flipMD and physicians discussed how the organization connects pioneering healthcare companies with expert physicians to maximize patient impact.

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InCrowd

JANUARY 24, 2023

In November of 2022, InCrowd surveyed 500 US physicians to track burnout. In 2022, reports showed that physician burnout had risen to frightening levels. Compared to data from 2021, physicians reported increases in challenges managing work-related stress and burnout.

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MedCity News

JUNE 29, 2022

Remote patient monitoring technology has been around for more than a decade, but health systems have had a difficult time scaling their programs. This is because the huge amount of data collected by RPM technology often creates more work for physicians, said Cadence CEO Chris Altchek.

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MedCity News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Elation Health released results of a survey it conducted to learn more about how primary care physicians feel about AI scribes.

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Many large health systems and provider practices continue to be restrictive, routinely assigning tasks like ordering preventive services such as referrals for annual eye exams or mammograms to overburdened physicians, rather than utilizing nurses who are credentialed for these services.

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MedCity News

APRIL 30, 2023

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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MedCity News

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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MedCity News

MAY 1, 2023

New CVS Health data found that while 42% of respondents are concerned about their mental health, only 12% are seeing a mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist or wellbeing therapist.

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MedCity News

JULY 18, 2022

Patient engagement SaaS company Relatient recently announced a referral partnership with TriZetto Provider Solutions to offer its suite of patient scheduling and engagement software to their 51,000 provider customers throughout the country.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

With modern point-of-care ultrasound workflows, healthcare providers can easily share patient information and provide optimal care. By making documentation and images easily transferrable immediately after the imaging is performed, clinician workflow can be simplified.

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MedCity News

MARCH 20, 2025

The post Transforming Allergy Care: The Power of Advanced Diagnostics in Improving Patient Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

AUGUST 25, 2024

Hospital leaders agree that this technology reduces physician burnout, as well as allows physicians to have more meaningful and productive interactions with patients. Health systems across the country are launching enterprise-wide deployments of AI-powered clinical documentation tools. appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

MARCH 6, 2023

If you ask any physician about treating patients with chronic conditions, chances are they will […]

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Here is one physician’s recovery story. The post From Addiction to Advocacy: A Physician’s Journey to Recovery and Helping Others Heal appeared first on MedCity News. We need to stop blaming those who struggle with addiction and start helping them. Recovery is possible, but only if were willing to support each other.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Called Microsoft Fabric, which was rolled out broadly in May, the announcement on October 10 marks the availability of Fabric’s capabilities specifically for the healthcare vertical – to clinicians, administrators but perhaps, most importantly, to patients. Lungs hyperinflated to clear. No pneumothorax or pleural eltusion.

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MedCity News

JUNE 20, 2023

Renee Dua and Nick Desai —the husband-and-wife duo who founded physician house call company Heal in 2014 — have launched another healthcare startup.

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MedCity News

MAY 5, 2024

Mass General Brigham researchers conducted a study to learn more about the efficacy of large language models when used to draft responses to patient messages in the EHR. The post Research Shows Generative AI In The EHR Can Work Well, But Only With Human Oversight appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Through apps, pharmaceutical companies can actually influence patient adherence and mindset after that patient has been prescribed that company’s medication by their physician.

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MedCity News

MAY 19, 2023

If an Included physician notices a patient requires in-person support, the physician will send DispatchHealth to the patient’s home. Included Health and DispatchHealth are partnering to combine Included’s virtual care services with DispatchHealth’s home care services.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Insurers and PBMs are increasingly implementing white-bagging policies, which require oncology practices to obtain physician-administered infusions and other medications from designated specialty pharmacies often owned by or affiliated with insurers and their PBMs.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We now know that the once widely accepted approach in which physicians were believed to “always know best” and as a result dictated their orders to unquestioning patients is suboptimal medical care. In its place, healthcare is beginning to evolve to a more patient-centered, holistic model.

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World of DTC Marketing

MARCH 28, 2021

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. But what about patients who make no effort to lose weight? Medicare and Medicaid patients specifically cost $61.8

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A more measured approach to noncompete clauses can be fair to physicians and provider organizations, and also serve patients better. Here are four elements for a policy on noncompetes that will work for healthcare. The post Forging a Noncompete Policy That Works for Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The post How Embedded Finance Creates a Better Patient Experience appeared first on MedCity News. In an age where consumers have more options than ever about where to receive their care, improving the financial experience through embedded finance can give providers an advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

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MedCity News

JULY 21, 2024

Acing the interview requires embracing technology, understanding digital trends, and enhancing patient relationship strategies. The post How Providers Can Successfully Navigate the Patient ‘Interview’ appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

More patients are coming back to the doctor’s office even as a physician shortage looms; here’s how savvy healthcare providers are turning to intelligent scheduling technology to optimize physician time and clinic efficiency.h.

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MedCity News

JANUARY 17, 2025

A new report from Relatient highlights ways hospitals and physician practices can improve workflows and how to create frictionless patient interactions. The post A Checklist to Help Healthcare Practices Thrive appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To address the growing physician shortage, some people argue that the scope of practice should be expanded for skilled healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners and pharmacists. He argued that throwing other professionals into physicians’ roles will have poor ramifications of patient safety.

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MedCity News

MARCH 14, 2024

In a webinar last week, BuildMyHealth CEO and Co-founder Dr. Jonathan Kaplan shared how physician practices not only can access the weight loss drug by working with compounding pharmacies, but also use BuildMyHealth to provide this drug to their own patients who are suitable candidates for the drug.

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MedCity News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Medicare Advantage patients without a primary care physician are perhaps the greatest risk to health plans in 2024. Health plans must adopt best practices to reach and engage MA patients, especially those with multiple, complex conditions. Here are six best practices to consider.

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MedCity News

MAY 8, 2023

While human empathy will never be replaced, AI technologies and ChatGPT are providing new possibilities to help healthcare providers engage more efficiently with their patients and streamline administrative duties so physicians can focus more on their patients.

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