And what primary care providers can do to mitigate The coronavirus pandemic has presented many challenges for primary care providers. While policies to bring about mass social distancing may have slowed viral spread, they come with tangential health consequences. Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to mitigate the collateral damage […]
While anyone can become infected with COVID-19, it is becoming increasingly clear that some people are more vulnerable to severe illness than others. The most common risk factor for poor outcomes resulting from COVID-19 is obesity, which affects roughly 4 in 10 Americans. In fact, obesity is the number one […]
Recent surveys have shown that physician burnout is increasing at an alarming rate. In fact, in the US, career fatigue is more common with doctors than any other career. A 2019 physician survey from Medscape revealed that 44% of physicians report being burned out, 11% colloquially depressed, and 4% clinically […]
The CDC reports that only half of all patients take advantage of routine preventive care. We all know prevention is better than cure so why the lack of uptake in these important services? We are creatures of habit so getting patients into new habits can be challenging but the real […]
What doctors and patients need is more time, not more technology. —Malcolm Gladwell Physician burnout has become an epidemic. One of the main reasons for burnout cited by physicians is the amount of time that is required to do administrative tasks, which limits the time they can spend with patients. […]