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Oct 08 2014

Physicians near the end of their work days are more likely to write inappropriate prescriptions, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine, an example of what is referred to as "decision fatigue."

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1910546
Aug 08 2014

A letter to JAMA discusses a study regarding the public's use of online doctor rating sites, finding that 65% of respondents were aware of online rating sites and 19% found them very important in selecting a doctor and 40% somewhat important.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1829975
Jul 25 2014

A Modern Healthcare survey finds that physician pay in 23 specialties changed little from 2013 to 2014.  Only five specialties had increases that exceeded inflation growth, including oncologists and Ob/Gyns.  A number of specialists have average compensation exceeding $300,000 and several are over $400,000, with orthopedic surgeons topping out at an average $523,000.  Can't feel too sorry for them.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140719/MAGAZINE/307199981&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVEZldYL1I3TkErT1lBajNja0U4VURlZFVFQk1JQlE9PQ==
May 01 2014

According to a report from MedData, physicians frequently go online to get information related to clinical issues, most frequently use search engines to aid them and say that the biggest problem they have with online health information is that patients often misunderstand what they find online.

http://www.meddatagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/MedDataGroup-Health2.0-Movement-Q22014.pdf
Apr 09 2014

The Wall Street Journal has the first of what undoubtedly will be many analyses of what Medicare pays to physicians, finding that a few specialists receive astounding amounts of Medicare payments.  About 1% of doctors receive 14% of all payments and a number receive multi-millions a year from the program.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303456104579490043350808268
Mar 21 2014

Repealing the SGR formula for Medicare physician reimbursement will cost the government about $180 billion over ten years, according to the CBO.

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45187
Mar 06 2014

A survey from Sullivan Cotter and Associates indicates that the gap between primary care and specialist physician pay has begun to narrow, with an increase of 5.7% for primary care doctors and about 3% for specialists.  But the absolute gap is still huge, with primary care doctors averaging around $200-250,000 while specialists can earn multiples of that.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/pay-gap-between-specialists-primary-care-physicians-diminishing.html
Mar 02 2014

A study reported in the Journal of Rural Health finds that about 40% of doctors in rural areas think they should talk to patients about the cost of their health care, while only 30% of urban physicians have a similar belief.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/survey-rural-physicians-more-likely-to-discuss-care-with-patients.html
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