All Posts by Anya M.
What is the Promise of Personalized Medicine?
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The era of personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, has been burgeoning for decades – ever since the advent of the Human Genome Project in 1990, which culminated with the completion of the first human DNA sequence in 2000. […]
Read moreManaging Conflict and Tension within a Healthcare Team
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Workplace conflicts may be inevitable in all professions imbued with a hierarchical structure. However, the consequences may be especially dire when the healthcare team is rendered dysfunctional due to conflict. In today’s multidisciplinary healthcare systems, the physician is fortunately no […]
Read moreWhy Do Women Physicians Earn Less?
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Earlier this week, Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Report was released for 2015. Unsurprisingly, the average income of male physicians surveyed amounted to $284,000, which exceeded those of female physicians earning, on average, $215,000. This disparity in compensation has existed since […]
Read moreMergers & Acquisitions in Healthcare – Who Benefits?
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The healthcare landscape in the U.S. over the past several decades has fueled a wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among hospitals, giving rise to so-called “mega” integrated healthcare systems, such as Kaiser Permanente in California. However, the main drivers […]
Read moreQuality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace
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Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace: Educate Yourself and Engage Your Colleagues Quality improvement (QI) has emerged as a powerful buzzword in healthcare, and for good reason. The quality of care is becoming increasingly tied to reimbursement practices, which raises […]
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