Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates
(MedPage Today) -- Mandating clinicians to report drivers with dementia may be associated with missed or delayed dementia diagnoses, a cross-sectional study of primary care providers suggested.
Clinicians in states that required them to report... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Uncomplicated UTIs FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Uncomplicated UTIs
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved pivmecillinam (Pivya) tablets to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Alert Source Type: news
New Neiman study shows impact of nonphysician providers
Research into the prevalence of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in primary care shows a troubling trend in Medicare reimbursement that could threaten access to physicians, a new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute revealed.
Physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased by 2.3% between 2005 and 2021, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient, reported Eric Christensen, PhD, and colleagues for the journal INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.
The authors highlighted that volume increases, inflation, statutory freezes in ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Getting the best out of the new world of remote and digital general practice
Nuffield Trust - The Remote by Default research collaboration, conducted by a team of academics and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, asks whether remote consultations should really be the default option. This briefing investigates when remote consultations are safe and what they mean for different patient groups trying to get treatment as well as for doctors and their colleagues. It summarises key findings, and actions required from government and the NHS.BriefingNuffield Trust - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Primary and community care Source Type: news
Working Hard or Work Addiction – Have You Crossed the Line? Working Hard or Work Addiction – Have You Crossed the Line?
Workaholism is a behavioral addiction with real health consequences and physicians are at high risk. Here ' s how to take a frank look at your own red flags.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change
Oregon ' s physician assistants are undergoing a transformation as they adopt a new title: Physician associate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Labour slams government 'disrespect' for doctors but warns pay restoration won't happen overnight
The shadow health and social care secretary has condemned the government for treating doctors with 'disrespect', but warned that pay restoration would not happen overnight under a future Labour government. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
LMC demands ICB update on halting 'spiralling attrition' in GP workforce
Londonwide LMCs has written to ICBs across the capital to ask what they are doing to improve GP retention, a year after a report warned of 'spiralling attrition' in the workforce. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Young people and ethnic minorities have more GP visits before cancer diagnosis
Health experts have called for more general practice funding after a study found young people, ethnic minorities and those in deprived areas have more visits to GP practices before a cancer diagnosis. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Early diagnosis Source Type: news
Podcast: Rethinking access in general practice
Talking General Practice speaks to Jake Beech, a policy fellow from the Health Foundation, about a project he's involved with that is aiming to change the way we think about access in general practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
Europe Strengthens Future Disease Defense Europe Strengthens Future Disease Defense
A network of countries and health agencies will coordinate a strategy to identify and mitigate future disease threats.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Prospect of Better Hours, Less Burnout Fuels Locum Tenens Prospect of Better Hours, Less Burnout Fuels Locum Tenens
Improving work hours and burnout were leading factors why physicians and advanced practice professionals turned to locum tenens assignments, according to a recent survey.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Antibiotics Not Helpful for Cough Due to Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- Antibiotics have no measurable impact on the severity or duration of cough due to acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) among adults presenting to primary care or urgent care, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia
(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated.
Compared with primary care physicians... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 25, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
His goal: Improve health outcomes
Scot McCray wants to build Advance Community Health into a primary care network that sees all manner of patients around the Triangle region, no matter their insurance situation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
