Employer Health Plan Strategies: 5 Strategic Insights for Payers
Learn key challenges in managing employer health plans, including cost management and compliance. Discover strategies to overcome hurdles.
Navigating Case Consultation Challenges with Strategic Solutions
In the intricate landscape of healthcare, navigating through complex case challenges requires more than just expertise—it demands strategic solutions that address the unique needs of each case. […]
Medical Director Risks and Value
The roles and responsibilities now require stretching medical directors’ skills into contract negotiations, group dynamics, organizational development, team management, and many areas not covered in a traditional medical curriculea.
Physician Burnout and Patient Well-Being Tightly Linked
Physician burnout can contribute to patients' own burnout as they navigate their care, wrote Aisling Carroll, an ovarian cancer survivor and freelance writer, in an op-ed for STAT.
Physician Burnout Linked to Electronic Health Records
Increasing amounts of in-basket messages generated by the EHR is correlated to higher levels of burnout symptoms among physicians, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Physician Burnout Costs $4.6B Annually
Direct expenses tied to physician burnout cost the U.S. more than $4 billion annually, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
CMS Updates Opioid Mapping Tool
CMS updated its Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool to give users a more in-depth look at opioid prescribing rates across the U.S., the agency announced Feb. 22.
Trends: Increase in Opioid-related Hospital Stays for Older Patients
Among patients ages 65 and older, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations jumped 34 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
50 States Ranked by Opioid Overdose Death Rates
West Virginia has the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses among U.S. states, with 49.6 per 100,000 individuals, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis
Physician burnout is a public health issue that "urgently demands action" from the rest of the healthcare industry, according to a report from Harvard University and Massachusetts trade groups.