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Tying HCAHPS to safety-net payment yields unsatisfactory results

The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and other quality assessments should account for social-risk factors.

Health Equity
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Taming clinical chaos means fewer physicians eyeing exit: study

The more satisfied physicians are, the less likely they are to leave their practices, says newly published research.

Physician Health
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JAMA Network to launch fully open-access journal

The new journal, JAMA Network Open, will follow the same rigorous peer review, editorial and publishing standards as the other JAMA Network journals.

Publications & Newsletters
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Shorter workweeks for physician moms pose leadership quandary

There are many reasons why women in dual-physician couples with children cut their work hours. The pattern can contribute to gender disparities in medical leadership.

Health Equity
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When a colleague is impaired, how should physicians respond?

An education module offers insight into the ethics of physician impairment and wellness.   

Ethics
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Systems approach can improve intimate-partner violence screening

Intimate-partner violence screening is backed by evidence, yet tools to help physicians take action have fallen short.

Injury & Violence
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New data buttress SPRINT findings on 120 mm Hg BP target

Differences between clinical-trial and real-world measurements of BP should be considered when deciding how aggressive an approach to pursue.

Prevention & Wellness
Physician studying the color of a woman's skin.
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In dermatology, health disparities can be skin deep

Some cutaneous diseases happen more frequently in patients of color. They also present differently than in white patients or are misunderstood.

Health Equity
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Listen up: Delivering free hearing tests, devices is doable

Few clinics provide free specialized medical services to the poor, but putting the right infrastructure in place could change that.

Health Equity