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Younger docs not necessarily more likely to embrace EHRs
While conventional wisdom holds that younger physicians might be more likely to adopt electronic health records, that's not necessarily the case, according to a recent study from Boston's Brigham and
Obama's budget delays deep cuts to physician payments
Although President Obama's proposed $3.73 trillion budget for 2012 calls for more than $1 trillion in slashed spending, it protects doctors from steep cuts in their Medicare payments with a two year
Short-sleeved shirts accumulate just as much bacteria as long-sleeved white coats
When it comes to infection control, short sleeves aren't any better than long ones. Doctors' long-sleeved white coats don't harbor more bacteria than short-sleeve shirts, according to a study
SPOTLIGHT: MD + MBA = $$$
It's not unusual for us health writers to think, "If I had a dime for every time I heard a practice management expert say that physicians have inadequate business skills to run a practice...," writes
SPOTLIGHT: Group promotes decision-support tech to screen imaging for appropriateness
An alliance--including providers, technology companies and diagnostic imaging groups--has begun making the rounds, promoting the use of decision-support systems to help providers pick the most
Reform bill now includes pharma, devicemaker disclosure of physician consulting
For years, various legislators have struggled with the issue of doctors' accepting payments from drug and device manufacturers, arguing that such relationships were questionable, at best, and harmful
Patients connecting with physicians via social media
While some physicians may dread the idea, patients are increasingly eager to connect with them via social media. Increasingly, patients are seeing this as a way around the limitations of traditional
Survey: Hospitals keep scaling back on IT spending
This year's Most Wired Survey, sponsored annually by the American Hospital Association, has concluded that even with stimulus incentives in place, hospitals are still cutting back on their IT
If you have to sell free money, something's *really* wrong
As those who read our briefs will see, some HIT vendors have decided that they're going on a whirlwind tour, intended to sell more physicians on the value of accepting the fat wad of cash being
Case study: ED visits soar in MA
As FierceHealthcare readers know, more patients are seeking care in emergency departments than ever before, taxing not only EDs but hospitals as a whole. This problem includes hospitals in
