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Dec 14 2015

Research published in Health Affairs confirms that less physician competition is associated with significantly higher unit prices.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/10/1753.abstract
Dec 10 2015

According to results of a survey published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, burnout among doctors is increasing, as is dissatisfaction with work/life balance.  Half of physicians express burnout and dissatisfaction.

http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2815%2900716-8/pdf
Oct 02 2015

A new cost and revenue survey from the Medical Group Management Association finds that practices are spending on average 12% more in 2015 than in 2014 for technology costs, and these costs are up a third since 201o.  Total operating costs per physician have risen an average of 12% since 2010.  Practices also report significantly greater use of non-physician clinicians like physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

http://www.mgma.com/about/mgma-press-room/press-releases/2015/mgma-survey-report-medical-practices-report-more-spending-on-technology-and-increased-use-of-nonph
Sep 22 2015

According to JAMA research, patients think a doctor who delivers an optimistic message is more compassionate and would prefer him or her to one delivering a pessimistic message, suggesting that the content of a message unduly affects a patient's perspective of the physician delivering it.  Another item to add to patient education.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2441250
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