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Interventional cardiologists now have the option of being identified by payers, including Medicare, as interventional cardiologists rather than general cardiologists or internists, the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) stated this week. The society filed for a...
Primary care physicians (PCP) are more likely to recommend a career as a nurse practitioner (NP) than as a physician to qualified college students. In a sample of 505 PCPs, 66% said they would recommend a career as an NP, compared to just 56% who would recommend their own career, according...
A physician’s ability to explain, listen, and empathize has a profound impact on a patient’s care, stated Nirmal Joshi, MD, chief medical officer for Pinnacle Health System, in The New York Times earlier this week. However, one survey found that two out of three patients are...
Preliminary results of the Specialties Matching Service Match for Appointment Year 2015 are ominous for kidney specialists, according to the American Society of Nephrologists (ASN). “At first glance the results continue the recent trend for declining interest in nephrology careers, with 51%...
CMS last week proposed revisions that would add recognition of same-sex spouses to the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) relevant to patients in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other healthcare facilities. The changes to definitions and patient...
