APRIL 1, 2021
I was vaccinated for COVID at Coffee Regional Medical Center (video featuring MAG Vice Speaker Jim Barber, M.D.)
YouTube
MAG Vice Speaker Jim Barber, M.D., addresses why he got vaccinated for COVID-19 and why he believes that every other eligible Georgian should get vaccinated as well. | READ MORE
COVID-19 vaccines: What doctors wish patients kne‪w
Apple Podcasts
As COVID-19 vaccines become available, Dr. Tyeese Gaines and Dr. Wayne Grody discuss misinformation about the vaccines and what they wish patients knew about safety and efficacy. READ MORE
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
Associated Press
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. | READ MORE
COVID-19 pushed total U.S. deaths beyond 3.3 million last year
Associated Press
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed total U.S. deaths last year beyond 3.3 million, the nation’s highest annual death toll, the government reported Wednesday. | READ MORE
COVID vaccine hesitancy drops among all Americans, new survey shows
Kaiser Health News
A new poll of attitudes toward COVID vaccinations shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the most positive change in the past month occurring among Black Americans. | READ MORE
COVID-19 therapeutics: What the evidence shows
AMA Wire
Effective vaccines mean that the COVID-19 pandemic may be more controlled in the coming months, but the SARS-CoV-2 virus will likely remain a part of our everyday lives. That makes it important for physicians to have therapeutics in their toolbox to treat patients at all stages of disease progression – today, as well as in the future. | READ MORE
What doctors wish patients knew about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
AMA Wire
After receiving emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson-owned Janssen Pharmaceuticals became the third company to make its coronavirus vaccine available in the country. | READ MORE
Why physicians’ snap judgments can exacerbate health inequity
AMA Wire
The phrase “garbage in, garbage out” is used to remind computer science students that a system can only process the data it is given, but this axiom is indispensable in medicine too. After all, without knowing why patients behave in the ways they do, physicians stand little chance of helping them get heathy and stay well. | READ MORE
Study shows racial disparity in hospital patient safety
healthleaders
Differences in the quality of hospitals that Black and White patients access are a driver of patient safety disparities between Black and White patients, a new report says. | READ MORE
Physician practices want more from provider relief fund
RevCycleIntelligence
Lawmakers have been urged to prioritize allocation of Provider Relief Fund money to physician practices after previous distributions went mostly to hospitals. | READ MORE
Four approaches to cut physicians’ mental workload – and burnout
AMA Wire
It has been shown that physicians with higher levels of cognitive workload have increased rates of burnout. This means that even a small drop in task load can cut the odds of physician burnout. | READ MORE
More physician practices move to contactless payment options
AMA Wire
Medical masks, surgical gloves, physical distancing and plexiglass barriers are now medical office standard equipment, but contactless payment technology and no-touch record keeping are not yet universal. | READ MORE
Obituary: [former MAG President] Ralph Tillman, M.D.
Legacy
The family of Ralph A. Tillman, M.D. announced his passing on Tuesday, March 16, at the age of 92. | READ MORE
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