Practice Management

Medicare Monthly Premiums to Decrease for Older Adults

Fee cuts come at the same time as seniors receive a Social Security cost-of-living increase for 2023 of up to 9 or 10 percent

Pandemic Heightened Emotional Exhaustion in Health Care Workers

The overall percentage of respondents reporting emotional exhaustion increased from 31.8 to 40.4%, with a proportional increase of 26.9%.

CDC: Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals

Still, due to high COVID-19 rates, only about a quarter of US counties now fall under the new guidance.

Naloxone Outreach Program Incorporating Pharmacy-Based Student Interns Found Feasible

Investigators report outcomes following implementation of a program that incorporated pharmacy student interns into a naloxone telephone outreach program.

Physician Burnout Significantly Increased During 2020 to 2021

A dramatic increase in burnout occurred in U.S. physicians between 2020 and 2021.

Nurse-Led Mobile Health Care Clinic to Serve Vulnerable Communities

The nurse-led mobile clinic will provide high-quality, evidence-based health care to underserved communities.

Safer Opioid Supply Program Can Reduce Adverse Outcomes, Health Costs

Significant decrease seen in rate of ED visits, hospital admissions, admission for incident infections in year after cohort entry

Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events

Burnout in physicians is associated with a decrease in job satisfaction and with increased patient safety events and patient dissatisfaction.

Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance

Telemedicine and in-person diagnoses of new clinical complaints yield high diagnostic concordance.

FDA to Discuss Switch to OTC Oral Contraceptive Pill

Opill contains 0.075mg of norgestrel, a single active steroid ingredient.

Obstacles, Helpful Behaviors Explored at Critical Access Hospitals

Obstacles and helpful behavior items unique to critical access hospitals rank below the top 10 items for nurses.