Physician mistreatment is common and has negative consequences, report says
Photo Cred: Viki Mohamad/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge A recent study found 30 percent of physicians surveyed faced discrimination and mistreatment from patients, patient family members, and visitors, leading to...
Read MoreExpanding medical abbreviations may improve patient understanding of health records
Photo Cred: Michael Burrow/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that patients who received medical records with an automated expansion of common abbreviations had better comprehension of their...
Read MoreBans on affirmative action decreased diversity in physician workforce
Photo Cred: Luis Melendez/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge A new study, which analyzed United States medical school enrollment data, found the amount of minority students enrolled in medical schools located...
Read MoreTelehealth did not significantly reduce healthcare disparities among racial and ethnic groups
Photo Cred: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study by the University of Houston College of Medicine showed that contrary to many people’s expectations, the growing popularity of...
Read MoreNon-English speakers at higher risk for adverse health outcomes when hospitalized for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study by Mass General Brigham (MGB) found non-English speakers were significantly more likely to require intensive care unit (ICU) support...
Read MoreA round-up of top marketing tips for growing an integrative practice
Photo Cred: Startup Stock Photos/Pexels By Liz Gold, Liz Gold Love it or hate it, marketing is a needed function to manage a profitable practice. Whether that is through word-of-mouth...
Read MoreEconomists offer perspective to alleviate stressed healthcare industry
Photo Cred: Ashkan Forouzani/Unsplash By Liz Gold New research addresses the impact coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on healthcare, including staffing shortages and restricted access to quality patient care. The study,...
Read MoreCould NFTs change personal health information management?
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new commentary on whether nonfungible tokens or NFTs, created using blockchain technology, explored whether this new technology could be used to manage...
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