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ChangeMedEd Initiative

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How new med students are diving into health care delivery science

Experiential learning has advanced to new heights with a unique intensive program that allows up to 10 medical students from each class to dive into the principles of patient safety, quality improvement, population health and team-based care.

Medicare & Medicaid

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4 Min Read

Put brakes on meaningful use, physicians tell CMS

With the final rule for Stage 3 of electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use expected any day, physicians united in calling for policymakers to reevaluate the program and put the brakes on it until its prohibitive problems are fixed.

Health Equity

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3 Min Read

Women physician suicide risk, faculty promotion under microscope

Two research projects will explore timely issues in the medical profession as they relate to women—physician suicide risk, awareness and prevention and the advancement of female faculty in academic medical centers.

Medicare & Medicaid

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5 Min Read

8 ways Medicare payment policies could soon change

Numerous payment policies could see significant changes under the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Among these changes are eight issues physicians are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct or improve before the rule is finalized in November.

Payment & Delivery Models

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3 Min Read

How to get the power of numbers—even if your practice is small

Are you interested in improving health outcomes, taking advantage of performance-based payment programs, lawfully bargaining collectively with payers or raising capital to implement health IT in your practice? Then collaboration with other physicians and medical practices may be a good option for you.

Prevention & Wellness

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2 Min Read

The one video you need for accurate blood pressure readings

Verify that you’re getting the most accurate blood pressure readings from your patients by using this quick video. Share it on social media so practice team and patients understand how minor factors can affect blood pressure measurements.

Ethics

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A look at ethics in the treatment of women's cancer

The malignancies treated in the subspecialty of gynecologic oncology often are aggressive, recurrent and incurable. Many ethical concerns relate to the fact they frequently occur in young women, and their prevention and treatment entail radical surgeries and side effects that can alter the remainder of a woman’s life.

Improve GME

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3 Min Read

In high-tech world, low-cost simulation can advance resident training

Simulation exercises can help strengthen a medical resident’s skill acquisition and competency assessment. Certain exercises can be costly to implement. An article in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education recommends cost-effective ways to simulate clinical events in training.