Difficult patients are less likely to receive accurate diagnoses, based on Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands research, according to Medscape. Difficult patients were defined as those demonstrating disruptive behaviors. BMJ Quality and Safety published the studies online on March…
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According to Rappler, 483 out of 1,044 students passed the Physician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu in March 2016.
According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers found physicians and specialists may be overwhelmed by large numbers of notifications from commercial EHR systems, as reported by EHR Intelligence.
Physicians: ignore social media at your own risk.
Investments in healthcare quality-focused startups soared in 2014 and 2015, reaching $4.3 billion, according to Fortune.
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Texas Spine & Joint Hospital in Tyler signed an agreement to participate in a number of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas networks, according to a KLTV News West 9 report.
The telemedicine dedicated devices and software markets are expected to reach $2.5B by 2018, based on a MarketResearchRerports.biz report, according to MedGadget.
The Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance opened a new office in Nashville.
Boulder (Colo.) Orthopedics and Mapleton Hill Orthopedics, also in Boulder are merging on April 1, according to a BizWest report.
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is a five-star, physician-owned, 23 inpatient bed hospital located within The NeuroMedical Center Campus in Baton Rouge, La.