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Primary Care Innovations Can Deepen the Specialty
Like many primary care physicians, I wonder how my specialty will evolve through a period of physician shortage. In 10 years’ time, for every...
Telephone Communication for Healthcare Providers: Safety Strategies
The way we communicate has changed dramatically over the years.
Even with the introduction of technology-based communications, such as social networking sites, telemedicine, and texting,...
What U.S. Health Care Will Look Like in 2032: Executive Summary
Now that so many aspects of the U.S. health care system have been tested by near-battlefield conditions, we can see the emerging risks and...
Health Care’s Digital Revolution: Are We Ready to Reimagine the Work?
Robert M. Wachter, MD, began his recent presentation for the Healthcare Risk Advisors (HRA) Virtual Conference Series by admitting to what he jokingly called...
Burnout From COVID-19: How Health Care Professionals Can Manage Stress
Despite the personal risk, health care professionals have shown great courage during the COVID-19 pandemic by adapting to unprecedented conditions and laboring tirelessly to...
COVID-19 and Patient Safety in the Medical Office
Updated June 8, 2021 — As a larger segment of the U.S. population has become vaccinated, COVID-19 cases and deaths have substantially declined. According...
COVID-19: A Call for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare
Across the continuum of care during the COVID-19 pandemic, what has changed is not so much the direction of healthcare evolution, but its speed....
Telehealth’s Newest Safety Risk: Distracted Patients
Without considering telephone medicine, telehealth has been part of the American healthcare landscape for more than 60 years. Although the Centers for Medicare and...
Interstate Licensure for Telehealth Can Fuel Medical Practice Growth
When it comes to using telehealth to treat patients out of state, most physicians are mindful about licensure issues. But some are not aware...
