Tag: california dwc
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Why your Patients may keep secrets from you
………A study conducted by the University of Utah Health found that an alarming amount of U.S. patients do not tell their physicians the whole truth and may hide information from their physicians about risks that are potentially life threatening. Results showed that up to 47.5% of respondents chose not to tell the whole truth to…
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US PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCING LOWER CAREER SATISFACTION RATINGS DUE TO UNDESIRABLE LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
A recent study by the International Journal of Health Services suggests that the leading cause for low career satisfaction ratings for physicians in the US has nothing to do with the actual work of medical practitioners – but with the administrative work that comes with it. Furthermore, it seems to only be getting worse: The…
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5 TECH TRENDS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICINE IN 2020
…..Rapid technological development has changed the world more than ever over the last thirty years, and advancements only seem to be picking up steam. One of the biggest beneficiaries of tech development is the Medical industry, as doctors and patients alike learn to rely on new software, improved machinery, and the Internet for quicker and…
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HOW TO IMPROVE ON QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE
…..More and more Americans each year are gaining awareness on the need for improvement in the quality of healthcare they are receiving, as rising costs and an increased visibility of medical errors heighten the risk of patients receiving expensive, but ineffective, treatment. Prices are already too high as it is – so not being able…
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AUDITOR FINDS DWC FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER QME PROCESS
…..According to the much anticipated report of Auditor Elaine Howle on the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) mishandling of the California Workers’ Compensation system, the DWC failed, in several different ways, to entice and maintain a healthy number of qualified medical evaluators (QME’s) needed in order to analyze comp claims – thereby impairing workers’ ability…
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5 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR RESIDENCY APPLICATION
…..So you’ve finally done it – you’ve graduated from med school, and it’s only a matter of time before you are recognized as a doctor. But before that happens, you need to get some experience under your belt, and for most the best option is to apply for residency. But with so much competition out…