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In Honor of the Three Greatest Words in the English Language

Sensible Medicine

RM is a 72-year-old man who comes to the office for routine follow-up of spinal stenosis, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease. I was obsessed with the sport long before I began telling people, “I want to be a doctor when I grow up.” Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. It is March.

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How to Streamline Your Medical Claims Management Process for Better Results 

CollaborateMD

If medical claims management is such a vital part of the healthcare ecosystem, why is it so frustrating? Don’t worry; we’ll also recommend actionable strategies for quick wins and long-term solutions, improving medical claims processing for better results and happier staff. It’s also a big part of accounts receivable.

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Primary care news round-up (17th to 23rd April 2025)

Practice Index

Patient need for GP care and services continues to outstrip resources following years of neglect and underfunding by successive governments. New warnings about staff fatigue Fatigue contributes directly and indirectly to patient harm, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body reports, following a major investigation into the problem.

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Primary care news round-up (3rd to 9th April 2025)

Practice Index

Change of rules creates 1,500 GP jobs More than 1,500 GPs have found jobs following changes to practice funding rules over the last year. The warning was issued by the Caledonia Medical Practice in Cumbernauld, which has told patients that the request could cause a delay of 14 days in administration.

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Primary care news round-up (27th March to 2nd April 2025)

Practice Index

The case is backed by United Medical Associate Professionals, a trade union formed earlier this year. The country was hoping for improvements following the signing of a new GP contract in 2018, but seven years later, the deal has failed to deliver in several ways, according to Government auditors. The majority are women.

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A major trash-talking “FAIL”

Scrubs

Stocksy | TJ Macke So you have a gastroenterologist, an anesthesiologist and a medical assistant… Sounds like the beginning of a tawdry joke for the medically inclined, doesn’t it? Instead, what you have is a trio of medical professionals who failed to uphold the ultimate caregiving commandment: Respect thy patient.

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Manage your EHR inbox more effectively with these tips

Mobius MD

For the average PCP seeing 20 patients per day, that adds up to over 13 hours per week. Ask IT staff to help configure your inbox to route messages to other staff, like nurses, medical assistants, and even front desk staff. Discuss Test Results in Visits When Possible Pre-visit lab testing can help eliminate unnecessary follow-ups.