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As Corporate Entities Enter Healthcare, Practices Can Respond via Patient-Centered Care

Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group Retail medicine and private equity are important drivers of primary care delivery in the U.S., and they are poised to become even more so. Corporate entities have always been involved in healthcare, but now mega corporations—from outside the medical space—are […]

Poll: Majority of Virginians only want eye surgeon to perform eye surgery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Kelley for VSEPS (804) 397-9700 [email protected] 80% of respondents would not trust primary vision care doctors with eye surgery RICHMOND, VA (JANUARY 20, 2022) — A new poll released today by the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons found an overwhelming majority of Virginians — 80 percent — would only trust a trained […]

Bills being considered by the General Assembly may remove safeguards to protect the health of Virginians

Wider health care access Letter from Dr. Mohit Nanda, President of the Medical Society of Virginia, to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Editor Editor, Times-Dispatch: Enhancing access to medical care in underserved and rural communities is an important priority for Virginia’s health care system, and there are many possible solutions. Currently, three bills being considered by the General Assembly are […]

Federal Public Health Emergency Extended Until April 16, 2022; New State Public Health Emergency

TO: All Providers Participating in the Virginia Medicaid and FAMIS Programs The federal public health emergency (PHE) was extended on January 14, 2022, and will now last until April 16, 2022. In addition, Executive Order 84 allowed for certain additional state flexibilities under a new, temporary state PHE… Read the Full Bulletin

Birth Defects Have a Lifelong Impact for Physicians, PAs, and their Patients

Every 4-1/2 minutes in the U.S., a baby is born with a birth defect. Birth defects affect 1 in 33 babies in the U.S. each year. That means about 120,000 babies born every year have a defect that affects how their body looks or works, or both. Those defects can range from mild to severe and can […]

Telephone Communication for Healthcare Providers: Strategies to Mitigate Malpractice Claims

Nicole Franklin, MS, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company The way we communicate has changed dramatically over the years. Even with the introduction of technology-based communications, such as social networking sites, telemedicine, and texting, the telephone call is still the most widely used communication tool between healthcare providers and patients. Telephone conversations […]

Physician Self-Care Is Mission-Critical Today

There’s no question COVID-19 has up-leveled physician stress and burnout — which you know all too well was already a challenge for medical professionals. Quarantines. Increased patient loads. Staff absences and shortages. Fear of exposure. Supply anxiety. New PPE protocols. Vaccinations and vaccination status concerns. Decreased practice revenue and increased costs. Patient fear. Misinformation. Telehealth visits […]

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