Practice Management News

In an unprecedented collaborative move, 220 leading health journals published a joint editorial on climate change, calling on world leaders to take swift action to protect the planet and safeguard public health.

Eating breakfast regularly, especially when the meal included more than 25 grams of fiber, was linked to lower overall and cardiovascular mortality, a cohort study showed.

Burnout, work exhaustion and disengagement are prevalent among physician assistants and may lead to anxiety, depression and medical errors, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Many physicians are always looking for legitimate tools to reduce taxes. The employee retention credit is one such tool.

Experts said they developed new guidance that stakeholders can use to design a shift work duration that “effectively balances the need to meet operational demands with the need to manage fatigue-related risks.”

HHS has launched the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to “protect vulnerable communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of pollution and climate-driven disasters ... at the expense of public health.”

The keys to reducing stress associated with charting is recognizing maladaptive perfectionism, focusing on accomplishments and ‘only handling it once,’ according to a speaker at the Ending Physician Burnout Global Summit.

For 2 years, Kellie Lease Stecher, MD, had advocated for safe reporting structures at her institution so that incidents of harassment could be submitted anonymously and evaluated objectively.

The future of physician burnout prevention relies on breaking old ways of thinking and using new technologies to not only optimize wellness but reimagine what personalized precision medicine looks like.

There are six major drivers of physician burnout, all of which can be addressed by effective leadership, according to a presentation at the Ending Physician Burnout Global Summit.