Jennifer Nelson

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Crossing State Lines: PA Licensure Compact Coming Soon

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: May 20, 2024

Soon PAs in Delaware, Nebraska, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia will be able to practice across state lines.

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Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: April 26, 2024

In June, Oregon PAs will be referred to as Physician Associates, a title change from Physician Assistants being debated nationwide.

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Seven metrics oncology practices can track to be successful

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: October 30, 2023

“Once practices figure out what they want to measure, and obviously they want to measure things that they’re not doing so well, they can look for o...

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For love or money: How do doctors choose their specialty?

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: July 17, 2023

“To become a happy doctor, medicine really needs to be a calling: a passion! There are far easier things to do to make money.”

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Physician suicide roundtable: 8 important initiatives that can help

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: June 28, 2023

We ask, how full is your gas tank? Select 1 to 5 (Empty to Full). If they flag low, they receive a follow-up.

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Physician suicide: Investigating its prevalence and cause

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: March 16, 2023

“From your first day of medical school and throughout your career, there was a very rigid system in place that is quite unforgiving, is quite stres...

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The danger when doctors don’t get mental health help

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: November 9, 2022

“There is a real fear for physicians when it comes to getting mental health care.”

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Working while sick: Why doctors don’t stay home when ill

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: November 4, 2022

Only 2% of respondents said they never come to work unwell, in a Medscape survey.

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Are doctors savers or spenders?

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: October 18, 2022

Medscape polled 468 U.S. physicians and 159 living outside of the United States.

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Physicians speak out: Why they love or hate incentive bonuses

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: October 10, 2022

Once thought to improve quality and consistency of care, incentive bonuses may be falling out of favor.

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How to identify and treat patients with substance use disorders

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: September 7, 2022

Doctors aren’t necessarily rewarded for the time it takes to develop a rapport with patients ... that leads to asking, “How much are you drinking?”...

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Patients who won’t pay: What’s your recourse?

Author:: Jennifer Nelson

Publish date: August 16, 2022

Owing to the pandemic, job loss, and the possible loss of health insurance, patients have had more difficulty managing copays, coinsurance, and ded...