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How to combat the insurer payment delays that are destabilizing independent medicine

The No Surprises Act has made significant strides in protecting patients from large, unexpected medical bills. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the NSA’s promise to protect payments to physician practices.

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Province hires 17 psychiatrists to work in Winnipeg, Selkirk

The province has hired 17 psychiatrists this year in an attempt to alleviate pressure on hospital emergency rooms. “Too often, people in crisis end up in the emergency room because […]

  • Province hires 17 psychiatrists in Manitoba to ease ER burden
  • 14 psychiatrists based in Winnipeg, 3 at Selkirk Mental Health Centre
  • Psychiatrists have diverse expertise in child, adolescent, and geriatric care

Implementing Validated Mental Health Screeners (Like PHQ-9) on the Web: Scoring, Severity Bands and Safety Rules

Psychology quizzes are everywhere online, and most of them are made up. When I built Ask.Dr — a site with 240+ free psychology self-assessments, symptom guides and articles — the core rule was that…

  • The PHQ-9 depression scale is a validated 9-item web-based screener rated 0-3 per item.
  • Scoring follows strict methodology; partial results should not be interpreted as zero.
  • Safety items override scores, requiring immediate access to crisis resources for positive responses.

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