Exhaustion, mental stress, and emotional strain are part of practicing medicine. It becomes physician burnout, when practitioners feel emotionally and physically drained, even detached from their profession. This often leads to resentment towards their jobs and patients, as well as symptoms of depression. Physician burnout is highly common. Researchers found that 37.9% of physicians were Read more…
Archives for July 2017
Reduce your risk of bad receivables
Over the last ten years, the cost of care has increasingly shifted to patients. This has been done through increasing co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles. Many of the ACA plans rely on patients to shoulder 40% of the cost of their care — even Medicare is now tracking at about 25% out-of-pocket cost to patients. Gone Read more…
BRCA 2.0: Another Failed Healthcare Bill by Republicans?
Relentless Republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act with the Better Care Reconciliation Act, seem wasted, as a result of their own party’s failure to unanimously agree on the proposed changes. In order to win a majority, the new healthcare bill can only afford to lose two Republican votes; as it stands, approximately ten Read more…
What is the surgical benefit of the Israel retractor?
Surgical retractors hold significant importance in the field of surgery. These surgical instruments serve their purpose when the surgeons need to hold back an incision or wound during surgical procedures. These incredible tools allow surgeons to get better access and visibility to the surgical area and great exposure to the other organs as well thereby Read more…
Top 20 EMR Providers
CureMD has been servicing practices across the US for over twenty years now and has received numerous accolades during that time. With an easy-to-use interface and amazing customer service, CureMD’s Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software caters to 32 specialties and helps physicians and office staff efficiently manage their daily operations. The company has also been Read more…
Republicans push for Obamacare repeal
For anyone who has depleted their savings on medical expenses, avoided going to the doctor for fear of a huge medical bill, or lost loved ones to cancer, Obamacare has been a tremendous blessing. Highly popular among Americans initially, President Obama’s signature health care law has provided health coverage to approximately 20 million Americans who Read more…