Rebranding of PA Title Moves Forward
The AAPA has announced they have selected a world-renowned branding firm to begin investigating rebranding the physician assistant title.
Global Pricing Plan Added To Trump’s Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist
The proposal would have Medicare base what it pays for some expensive drugs on the average prices in other industrialized countries.
What PTs Need to Know About Medicare Plans
Our friends at WebPT offer a thorough, but easy-to-follow breakdown of everything PTs need to know related to Medicare plans.
PTs, OTs Land Spots on List of Highest-Paying Jobs in Healthcare
PTs and OTs are being recognized as top earners in healthcare and are featured on a newly released list of the top ten highest paying careers in the field.
In Days Of Data Galore, Patients Have Trouble Getting Own Medical Records
Federal law guarantees that people have a right to see and obtain a copy of their medical records, so why are they so hard for patients to access?
Where Healthcare Costs the Most
In Anchorage, AK healthcare prices are nearly 2.5 times higher than in Baltimore, MD. How do other cities costs stack up?
Nurse’s Post about Vaccines Goes Viral
If you buck vaccinations and Big Pharma, should you be allowed go to the doctor or the hospital when you get sick? This nurse says no in her viral post.
Physicians Top Yet Another “Highest Paid” List
There’s money in practicing medicine, or so says another top ten list, which ranks physicians and surgeons as top earners in the field.
72% of Physicians Report Financial Ties to Drug, Device Industry
Since 2003, gifts and payments made to physicians by drug and device companies have been publicly reported–that doesn’t seem to slow them down too much.
New App Connects Patients with Advanced Practitioners, RNs via Text
A new app is taking aim at the telehealth space–not to diagnose, but to triage–and advanced practitioners and RNs are the ones on call.