Today, most physicians would prescribe a placebo to a patient who doesn't need treatment but demands it as compared to 2010, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.
Practice Management
The healthcare industry is in the midst of a major transformation; healthcare reform will exacerbate physician shortages and will create access issues for many patients.
Most physicians would breach patient confidentiality if they knew that a patient's health status could harm others, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.
Leadership is always difficult when massive change occurs in any particular industry. Healthcare is no different. The current environment is wrought with change and especially difficult for independent physicians to navigate.
Physicians who are willing to upcode have gained some momentum since 2010, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.
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Physician specialty groups vary widely in terms of how likely they are to perform defensive medicine, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.
Most physician practices will accept patients who purchase insurance plans through health insurance exchanges, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Physician Compensation Survey.
Sixty-nine percent of medical students plan to join group practices or hospitals, while only 17 percent plan to go into solo or partnership practices, according to the 8th Annual Future Physicians of America Survey released by Epocrates.
Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas with highest annual mean wages for registered nurses, as of May 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Merrill Lynch named its top healthcare stock picks for 2015—stocks the company believes will outperform next year, according to a 24/7 Wall Street report.