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U.S. Teaching Hospitals Are Expensive, But Have Lower Death Rates

Lisa Rapaport  |  

(Reuters Health)—Academic medical centers, increasingly spurned by insurers for being more expensive than community hospitals, appear to have lower death rates for older adults than other facilities, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers reviewed millions of records for patients aged 65 and older and insured by Medicare, the U.S. health program for the elderly. They found…

Ballroom Dancing Helps Improve Pharmacist’s Teaching Skills

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Slow, slow, quick, quick. Don Miller, PharmD, has repeated that phrase to himself countless times over the past 40 years. Since the 1980s, Dr. Miller, a professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Health Professions at North Dakota State University (NDSU), has been a competitive ballroom dancer. Repeating that phrase is common to all…

Dr. Tait Shanafelt, with ACR President Dr. Carol Langford

A Focus on Wellness; Keynote Speaker Tait Shananfelt, MD, Shared Causes of Occupational Burnout & Pearls to Prevent It

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This year’s Opening Session of ACR Convergence 2025 featured a well-known thought leader on physician burnout, Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who provided insight into the risk of burnout and how to prevent it. Key leadership also addressed research advocacy and more.