Articles: pandemics.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
[The impact of the different waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile across regions].
The effects of COVID-19 in Chile changed over time and among regions. ⋯ These results emphasize the need to consider regional differences and the temporal context for the elaboration of strategies to the efficient management of a pandemic.
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Observational Study
Association of Evaluation and Management Payment Policy Changes With Medicare Payment to Physicians by Specialty.
US primary care physicians (PCPs) have lower mean incomes than specialists, likely contributing to workforce shortages. In 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services increased payment for evaluation and management (E/M) services and relaxed documentation requirements. These changes may have reduced the gap between primary care and specialist payment. ⋯ Among US office-based physicians receiving Medicare payments in 2020 and 2021, E/M payment policy changes were associated with changes in Medicare payment by specialty, although the payment gap between primary care physicians and specialists decreased only modestly. The findings may have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and further research in subsequent years is needed.