Renal Business Today - Primary Care

Research Helps Primary Care Doctors Manage CKD

LAS VEGAS—Primary care physicians spend very little time discussing risk factors and preventative steps with patients at risk for kidney disease, and new research being presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings, is trying to change that. ...More

April 28, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Guided Care Uses Fewer Expensive Health Services

WASHINGTON—Guided care, a new form of primary care, uses fewer expensive health services compared to older people who receive regular primary care, according to a study in the March issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...More

March 15, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Primary Care, Specialists Have Communication Disconnect

WASHINGTON—When it comes to sharing information about patient referrals and consultations, primary care and specialist physicians have decidedly different views about how often their colleagues communicate with them, according to a national study by researchers at the ...More

January 11, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Primary Care Docs, Nephrologists Favor Collaboration

WASHINGTON—Most primary care physicians (PCPs) and kidney specialists favor collaborative care for a patient with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), but their preferences on how and when to collaborate differ, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in the ...More

January 7, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Comprehensive Primary Care Treats Older Patients with Chronic Conditions

WASHINHGTON—In a review of comprehensive primary care programs for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, authors identified three models that appear to have the greatest potential for improving quality of care and life for these patients, while reducing or not ...More

November 3, 2010

Posted in News, Practice Management

Average Physician Compensation Increased 3.8% in 2009

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Most specialties saw modest increases in compensation in 2009, but many provider organizations continue to operate at a significant loss, according to findings in the American Medical Group Association's 2010 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. ...More

July 28, 2010

Posted in News, Business

Study to Look at Pros, Cons of Sharing Doctors Notes with Patients

BOSTON— In “Open Notes: Doctors and Patients Signing On,” published in the July 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers speculate about the risks and rewards of making clinicians’ notes transparent to patients. ...More

July 20, 2010

Posted in News, Practice Management

Study Examines Diabetes-Patient Barriers to Care

A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related. ...More

March 8, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

EHRs Help Nephrologists Work with Primary Care Docs

HONOLULU—Nephrologists can improve the health of high-risk patients by reviewing electronic health records and proactively providing e-consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to a Kaiser Permanente paper published online July ...More

July 10, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Clinic Conditions Linked to Primary Care Physician Decline

Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. ...More

July 9, 2009

Posted in News, Practice Management

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