“Physician’s Weekly” recently reported that the predominant cause of skin infections among emergency room patients is MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) Infections. MRSA infections often lead to more serious, invasive infections, causing roughly 18,000 deaths annually. Such fatalities related to patient care can be avoided if … [Read more...]
Ways for Hospital Physicians to Manage MRSA Infections
Overcome Obstacles in Today’s Challenging Healthcare Environment
Healthcare experts are saying that today’s healthcare environment might be the most challenging that it's been in the past 100 years. Fayetteville Medical Associate's Dr. J. Fred Ralston Jr., who also is a former president of the American College of Physicians, told the “New York Times,” in a recent interview that “in today’s changing world of … [Read more...]
Experts Express Conflicting Opinions on Medicare Cuts
A hospital representative commented that, “President Barack Obama's recommended Medicare and Medicaid cuts issued today to the congressional deficit reduction super-committee will reduce beneficiaries' access to care and eliminate at least 200,000 jobs over the coming decade," as reported in ModernHealthcare.com’s recently published article, … [Read more...]
Specialty Physicians’ and Primary Care Physicians’ Jobs Equally Difficult
“Although society’s perception might be that surgeons endure greater mental challenges and stress in their work duties than those providing primary care physician services, new research from a study conducted by experts at the University of Cincinnati shows that this isn’t necessarily the case” as reported in a recent news article, published in a … [Read more...]
Physicians Make Sacrifices to Treat Patients
One in five Americans is uninsured, according to Gallup. Furthermore, The American Medical Group Association says that “most medical groups are operating in the red. The way this dynamic plays out in physician practices varies depending on who you ask.” “FierceHealthcare” recently reported that in states in which the number of uninsured … [Read more...]