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1 In 10 Doctor Practices Flee Medicare To Concierge Medicine

Bruce Japsen | Forbes | January 30, 2013

As Medicare whacks away at what doctors are paid and health insurers move away from paying fees for service to bundled payments, more physicians who own their own practices will start direct pay or concierge medicine in the next one to three years. Read More »

10 Fastest Growing Cities For Concierge Medicine

Matthew Smith | Health Directions | July 23, 2013

In order to avoid the ongoing stress and health insurance headaches, many physicians have switched to cash-only practices and are saving their patients money in the process. Physicians throughout the country are setting up membership-based programs that offer discounts on services to customers. Read More »

2012 National Physicians Survey: Today's Physicians at Technological Tipping Point; 1 Out of 3 Using Laptops, 20% Smartphones, 12% iPads To Manage Workflow

Press Release | 2012 National Physicians Survey (NPS), the little blue book (tlbb), Sharecare | June 25, 2012

Today's doctors are at a technological tipping point—though not without some growing pains—adjusting to new reimbursement models and mandates of detailed documentation, according to the 2012 National Physicians Survey. Read More »

3 Ways Remote Care Helps Patients, Docs

Jeff Rowe | Healthcare IT News | July 26, 2013

Given the steady stream of new devices entering the healthcare market, it might be easy to start thinking improvements in healthcare can come from technological advances alone. But it's more complicated than that. Read More »

A Doctor's Declaration Of Independence

Daniel F. Craviotto | The Wall Street Journal | April 28, 2014

It's time to defy health-care mandates issued by bureaucrats not in the healing profession.

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About Half of Doctors Say They’re Burned Out by Workload

Shannon Pettypiece | Bloomberg | August 20, 2012

About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found. Read More »

AMA Pleads For More User-Friendly EHRs

Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | September 16, 2014

The American Medical Association is targeting the usability—or lack thereof—of electronic health-record systems as part of a broader campaign to improve physician satisfaction...

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Ambulatory Docs Unhappy With Their EHRs

Marla Durben Hirsch | Fierce EMR | November 17, 2013

Physicians may be adopting electronic health records in record numbers, but more than half are still dissatisfied with them, according to a new study from IDC Health Insights.  

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An Epidemic Of Disillusioned Doctors?

Danielle Ofri | Danielle Ofri | July 2, 2013

Last week I was ready to quit medicine. I was seeing a new patient with diabetes, heart disease, anemia, hypertension, osteopenia, hypothyroidism, reflux, depression and pain in every part of her body... Read More »

An Open Letter To Washington, D.C. From A Physician On The Front Lines.

Matthew Moeller | Caduceus Blog | March 2, 2013

I am writing this letter because I feel that our leaders and lawmakers do not have an accurate picture of what it actually entails to become a physician today; specifically, the financial, intellectual, social, mental, and physical demands of the profession. Read More »

Another Letter To Washington, From A Physician On The Front Lines.

Matthew Moeller | Caduceus Blog | March 30, 2013

Due to the tremendous popularity of Dr. Moeller’s original post as well as some of the critiques and questions it raised, Dr. Moeller has written this follow-up post in response. Read More »

As American Docs Resist MHealth, Developing Countries Drive Growth

Eric Wicklund | Government Health IT | June 8, 2012

A new study of the global mHealth market finds that consumers and developing countries are driving its growth, while physicians are reluctant to adapt.

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Cloud-Based EHRs Could Save Docs From Acquisition

Susan D. Hall | FierceEMR | September 5, 2013

Upgrading software to more fully integrate revenue cycle management, practice management and electronic health records may be the key to helping thousands of physician practices remain independent, according to a new Black Book survey. Read More »

Consumer Reports Dives into Healthcare Ratings

Susan D. Hall | FierceHealthIT | July 5, 2012

Consumer Reports magazine announced it's getting into the growing business of publishing public ratings of hospitals and private physicians. It's only the latest move in the trend toward improving consumer information online amid growing public and political pressure for transparency. Meanwhile, it will likely be part of another trend, as well--that of hospitals and physicians criticizing hospital and physician ranking sites. Read More »

Consumers Get Serious About Their EMRs

Bernie Monegain | Healthcare IT News | September 16, 2013

As patient engagement grows, a new survey indicates that a growing number of U.S. consumers (41 percent) would be willing to switch doctors to gain online access to their own electronic medical records. Doctors, though, are not as eager to make the change. Read More »