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Nearly half of physicians report symptoms of burnout, according to the results of a Mayo Clinic study released this week. The research, published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reveals that the burnout rates are significantly higher in physicians, specifically for those providing front-line care, than it is in the general U.S. work force.

As nearly twenty hospitals across eight states are racing to identify former patients who may have been infected with hepatitis C by a traveling lab technician allegedly responsible for causing an outbreak in New Hampshire, authorities and healthcare officials continue to scrutinize the life of the accused ‘serial infector,’ David Kwiatkowski.

^{By: Brent Feorene}
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has fundamentally changed the healthcare marketplace and permanently altered the role of post-acute programs in the strategic response of health systems.

This is a challenge for many hospital systems as they have under invested in management talent and the infrastructure of their post-acute capabilities. As payment models evolve and providers become more accountable for patient’s costs, care will be driven to the lowest cost settings. A hospital’s post-acute capabilities could be an engine that drives profitability or the burden that causes missed opportunity.

Does the 'July Effect' really exist?

Ah, July. For most, just the word ‘July’ conjures up images of picnics, vacations and fireworks. But for employees at teaching hospitals, the month of July means something completely different…new interns, fresh out of medical school and arriving at academic medical centers. It also means that existing residents and fellows will be moving on to self-managed, patient care positions.

All new to their roles, all inexperienced, all more susceptible to making mistakes.