Primary Care Physicians
Can oncology rescue primary care?
Everyone bemoans the shortage of primary care physicians. Successful, cost-effective health care systems are built on a foundation of accessible primary care.
Primary care finds a home within cancer center
When Nicholas J. Petrelli, MD, FACS, learned that many patients at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute lacked a primary care clinician, he knew something needed to be done.
Training program helps providers spot suicide risk
After undergoing a training program, physicians showed statistically significant improvements in their knowledge of suicide and confidence in treating at-risk patients, according to a recent study.
Q&A: How providers can better care for transgender patients
Individualized health care can be a positive first step “that goes a long way” for primary care physicians looking to create a safe, respectful environment for transgender patients, according to Olivia T. Van Gerwen, MD.
Study: PCPs do not often use clinical decision support when diagnosing patients with CKD
Primary care physicians did not use clinical decision support often when diagnosing patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Peer comparison interventions increase physician burnout
Comparing physicians to their peers to boost job performance decreased job satisfaction and worsened the escalating issue of physician burnout, according to research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The gender pay gap in primary care: Women paid 21% less
Female primary care physicians earn about 21% less than their male counterparts, although the gender wage gap differs based on compensation models, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
ACP, AMA raise concerns over proposed cuts in 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The ACP said it was encouraged by many provisions outlined in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023; however, both ACP and the AMA expressed concern over cuts to physician payments, which would take effect Jan. 1.
Study: Most physicians overestimate probability of successful medical outcomes
In a recent survey study, nearly 80% of physicians overestimated the probability of successful patient outcomes following multistep medical procedures.
'System failure, not physician failure': PCPs lose thousands in revenue to coding, billing
Primary care physicians lose about $40,000 of revenue each year because they provide preventive services that they do not then code and bill, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.