by Rachel Bishop | Aug 31, 2016 | Technology & the Internet
While more health care providers are utilizing technology for professional purposes, there is still a stigma surrounding social media for many doctors. “‘Waste of time’ is the most common and scathing criticism leveled at social media by my physician friends and...
by Smitha Gopal | Aug 18, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Nearly half of U.S. doctors are unfamiliar with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, otherwise known as MACRA, according to a new survey by Deloitte. Yet the proposed rule’s shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance will drive health care...
by Michael Sopher | Oct 8, 2015 | Emerging Technology & Trends
As we’ve discussed before, burnout is a problem for as many as half of all doctors in the U.S. It’s not hard to understand why: on average, doctors work 10 hours more a week than other professionals, with nearly 40 percent working 60 hours or more per week, according...