Dive Brief: A new survey of nearly 9,000 physicians found 32% of them do not see Medicaid patients, or they limit the number they do see. Some 88% of physicians said some, many or all of their patients are impacted by social determinants of health. The Physicians Foundation survey also yielded some revealing results about the workplace. It found that 78% of those polled experience burnout, while 46% said relations between themselves and hospitals are somewhat or mostly negative. Only 31% identified themselves as independent practice owners, down from 33% in 2016 and 48.5% in 2012. Just 10% of physicians surveyed feel they're able to significantly influence the healthcare system, and 55% described their morale as somewhat or very negative. Nearly half (46%) plan to change careers in some capacity. Dive Insight: It's far from the only research finding physician dissatisfaction. According to a Medscape survey of 15,000 practicing … [Read more...] about Physician survey shows strained relationships with hospitals
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Sutter, Kaiser and other providers work to fight ‘eye-opening’ burnout physician levels
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Palace shares family portrait and other royal wedding photos
When Mike Ballon graduated from Oberlin in 1978, many of his friends started down the traditional paths — law school and business.As has continued to be his habit during his 61 years, Ballon chose his own direction, taking various food industry jobs in Manhattan before heading up to the Berkshires with a few truckloads of equipment, tables and chairs to open a restaurant in Great Barrington. For almost 30 years, his Castle Street Cafe was a fixture in the Berkshires’ community life, a popular “home” for the mixture of locals, artsy types, New York refugees and marchers-to-their-own-drummers that make western Massachusetts special. Ballon became a major civic force for good, continually supplying food, money and space for nonprofits and social service organizations of every variety. “People would walk in the door with a sheepish look on their faces, and I just knew that they wanted a gift certificate for a local charity,” Ballon remembers. “I … [Read more...] about Palace shares family portrait and other royal wedding photos
Coalition aims to help independent physicians execute value-based models
Dive Brief: The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) has coalesced to advocate for value-based care models and provide independent physician practices with support and tools they need to transition to such reimbursement methods. Founding members include Aledade, the American Academy of Family Physicians, California Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Medical Group Management Association and Texas Medical Association/PracticeEdge. PEPC will be using regulatory and legislative levers to advance its agendas, Executive Director Kristen McGovern told Healthcare Dive. Dive Insight: PEPC will look to deliver on four priorities: Advancing physician-led alternative payment models. Ensuring an equitable policy framework that promotes choice and provider competition. Creating new opportunities for physicians in commercial markets such as Medicare Advantage. Supporting consumer-directed care. McGovern said PEPC's first order of … [Read more...] about Coalition aims to help independent physicians execute value-based models
Living donors, families of those who die unexpectedly, are key to organ transplantation
Park Country Club Golf Course Superintendent Scott Dobson has much to be thankful for when it comes to receiving a kidney from a living donor, but leaders of two Western New York transplant hospitals say those in need of a kidney can do almost as well when receiving a kidney from someone who has recently died. "The sooner somebody gets a kidney transplant – any kidney transplant – the better off they will be in the long run," said Dr. Liise Kayler, who three years ago became program director of the Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation and Kidney Care at Erie County Medical Center. "They will live longer and have a better quality of life. They'll have more energy. They'll have more time to spend with their family, because dialysis is inconvenient and takes a lot of time. They'll be able to travel more easily and they won't have as many dietary and fluid restrictions." Kayler estimated that about 1,500 patients in the eight-county Buffalo Niagara Region have … [Read more...] about Living donors, families of those who die unexpectedly, are key to organ transplantation