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May 7, 2021

Every single day, patients see new doctors for the first time and share intimate details about their bodies and their worries with a person they may know by recommendation but have just met.

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The authors identify personal qualities and key skills that differentiate effective leaders and suggest restructuring physician leadership education around those qualities and skills.

Engaging advanced practice providers and redefining care models in a way that supports their ability to expand access and generate additional revenue drives operational performance and supports future sustainability.

February 10, 2021

AAPL's SoundPractice Mike Sacopulos interviews Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and international medical detective, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

This article describes how Grand-Aides might fill an important need to improve care and at the same time reduce cost.

This article discusses the psychological impact of coronavirus on the general population, healthcare providers, medical students, and others.

To better understand the patient viewpoint on alternative prenatal care schedules, we performed a comprehensive review of women’s perspectives on their prenatal care and the possibility of a reduced schedule.

January 26, 2021

Patients struggle to find prescription opioids after New York tax drives out suppliers.

January 19, 2021

In our work across the country, we are witnessing health care systems in different stages of the Covid-19 pandemic that are trying to address the backlog of elective or nonurgent surgical procedures that were postponed during the initial wave of the ...

January 8, 2021

Faculty members and student activists around the country have long called for medical schools to increase the number of students and instructors from underrepresented backgrounds to improve treatment and build inclusivity. But to identify racism’s ro...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is actively working with a broad coalition of partners to enhance cybersecurity across the healthcare and public health sectors.

Understanding the case-management department facilitates physician leaders’ ability to support hospital or system objectives.

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