Tag: physician burnout

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • PHYSICIAN REVIEWS:  RECEIVING UNFAIR ATTACKS ONLINE

    …..This is the age of social media and it has never been easier for practices to connect with people anywhere in the world – and while that sounds like a great thing, it has sometimes proven to be troublesome. Online reviews have become one of the main factors that can influence whether a person decides…

  • FIVE BENEFITS OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN HEALTHCARE

    …..The healthcare industry, just like nearly every other industry, is discovering just how much easier life has become with cloud computing – a versatile solution that allows for remote accessibility to servers that secure and contain massive amounts of data. Ever since the Electronic Medical Records mandate was introduced, healthcare providers all over the US…

  • 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…

  • FIVE HACKS TO A BETTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    …..It has never been easy to run a successful and efficient medical practice. In 2018, patients spent an average of only 17 to 24 minutes per appointment while doctors struggled to balance practicing medicine and managing the practice. It is common for physicians to find themselves forever in a rush at the end of the…

  • How will the Honduran Migrant Caravan affect the US Healthcare System?

    You’ve probably heard about the Honduran migrant caravan. It’s a group of thousands of people from Central American countries traveling to the US border looking to seek asylum. They left their homes in Honduras, some of them in Guatemala, fleeing from gang violence and extreme poverty in hopes of finding a better situation in America.…

  • TIPS FOR YOUNG DOCTORS

    …..Starting a career in the medical profession is not, and has never been, an easy task – and this is especially true for doctors. It is a high pressure career where the best of intentions can end in litigation, and one mistake can be the difference between life and death. Couple this with having to…

  • Getting Paid: 5 tips to improve your billing process

    …..Every service on Earth, including those found in the healthcare industry, runs on one main thing – money. Naturally, one would think that having a competent billing department would be a priority for every physician and/or medical practice, but you may be surprised just how many mistakes are made everyday while billing for medical services.…