APMA News Brief

What factors are residents considering as they look forward to their first job?

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Industry groups were generally pleased with the proposed rule, which aims to offer more flexibility for providers by delaying some requirements and easing burdens for smaller practices.

Visit http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/provider-groups-mostly-approve-of-latest-macra-proposals/503200/ to view the full article online.

The march toward wider acceptance of telemedicine is continuing, prodded along by activities by individual states that require private insurance plans to cover the virtual services.

Visit https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/most-states-now-have-laws-supporting-telehealth-reimbursement to view the full article online.

One in four Americans has multiple chronic conditions according to the CDC.

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New bundled payment models will shift power from hospitals to physicians, according to the Altarum Institute's vice-president and director of the Center for Payment Innovation.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/new-bundled-payment-models-will-switch-power-hospital-physician-altarum-executive-says to view the full article online.

The market for the buying and/or selling of medical practices has never been more active than it is today.

Visit https://www.law360.com/articles/955064/maintaining-the-integrity-of-physician-owned-practices to view the full article online.

As the healthcare industry moves further into value-based reimbursement models, the need to share patient records becomes increasingly critical to providing quality care in the most efficient manner.

Visit http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/node/439727 to view the full article online.

In today’s consumer-driven healthcare world, providers must constantly think about how to engage patients and improve the patient experience.

Visit http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/7-tips-to-engage-patients-and-keep-them-coming-back/447569/ to view the full article online.

Students aren't the only ones heading back to school, and according to a podiatrist at Baylor College of Medicine, teachers should be sure to include comfortable shoes on their shopping lists.

Visit https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-podiatrist-teachers-foot-school-year.html to view the full article online.

It’s August—the height of summer—and many of us are taking advantage of the longer days to cram in more outdoor activities.

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Any runner who has bunions knows it can be a major impediment to training.

Visit http://running.competitor.com/2017/08/injury-prevention/bunions-runners-pain-advice_167259 to view the full article online.

The average pair of human feet travels some 75,000 miles by the time they turn 50, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association.

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You're pulsing, tapping, and plié-ing your way through a barre class, channeling your inner Misty Copeland, when you feel a stabbing pain shoot through the arch of your foot.

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You probably don't give your feet too much thought – until they start hurting.

Visit http://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/health/easy-ways-stomp-nagging-foot-pain/oshsB3StQPqdfgpFfhJa2M/ to view the full article online.

In dual-physician couples, women with children worked fewer hours than women without children but similar differences in hours worked were not seen among men.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/study-looks-work-hours-dual-physician-couples-kids to view the full article online.

There are people who are interested in the subject of compassion because they are trying to help people become more compassionate or less narcissistic.

Visit https://wire.ama-assn.org/life-career/stressful-times-self-compassion-can-help-physicians-thrive to view the full article online.

Doctors can use a government database to compare their practice patterns to others across the nation, says a former Wall Street trader turned physician.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/how-doctors-can-use-cms-medicare-payment-database to view the full article online.