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January 2020

Pediatrician visits declining in the US, study finds

By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review Visits to the pediatrician have dropped among U.S. children with commercial insurance, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers studied insurance claims data from 2008 through 2016 for children, 17 years and younger. They examined more than 71 million pediatric primary care visits. They found primary care…

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Physicians spend 16 minutes per patient encounter using EHRs, Cerner study finds: 3 notes

Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review Each patient encounter requires an average of 16 minutes and 14 seconds in EHR use for physicians, including time spent outside of normal working hours, according to a study of data from Cerner’s analytics platform, the Lights On Network. Here are three key takeaways from the study, which analyzed…

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10 states with the most affordable healthcare

By Eric Oliver for Becker’s ASC Review Research organization Altarum released its Healthcare Affordability State Policy Scorecard to rank the states that provide the most affordable healthcare options. Altarum used a custom data set to determine affordability. The company based its ranking on four metrics: How states extended affordable coverage to all residents How states…

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Nurses and doctors are flocking to TikTok to crack jokes and lip sync. But are they eroding patients’ trust?

By Scottie Andrew for CNN Scroll past the teens who film themselves flossing (that’s the dance, not the act of dental hygiene) and the young activists satirizing the issues of the day, and you might find a board-certified physician thrusting furiously to a Ciara song, extolling the virtues of complex carbohydrates. That may sound like…

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Healthcare predictions for 2020: Health systems will get bigger, demand for physicians will grow

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review There are seven healthcare industry sectors ripe for growth, consolidation and investment in 2020, according to a report from Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors. Based on their experience advising clients in the healthcare industry, the attorneys and advisors who authored the report predict the aging baby boomer…

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