Business of Medicine
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How spirituality guides these three doctors
Almost 70% of physicians participating in a recently conducted survey shared that they have a spiritual or religious practice.
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Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
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Physician group staffing down, expenses up, new reports show
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice...
From the Journals
Docs with one paid malpractice claim are four times more likely to have another
A new study’s findings suggest that a single malpractice claim may not be a random stroke of bad luck.
Hitting a Nerve
The way I see it
One of the remarkable things about the brain is how it works very hard to keep us from realizing what it’s doing in the background.
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‘Only a sociopath could work for a large health system,’ doc says sardonically
A frustrated physician recently voiced some strong words in Medscape’s US Physician Burnout & Depression Report.
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Not always implemented or enforced: Harassment policies at work
How effective have official policies proved in deterring harassment in medical workplaces?
From the Journals
Slowing, not stopping, Alzheimer’s a better goal for clinical trials?
The authors of a new report call for a “reframing” of how researchers define “clinically meaningful” in randomized controlled trials.
Commentary
Saying goodbye: How to transition teens to adult medical care
Many clinicians feel insufficiently prepared to provide comprehensive transition services.
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Physicians don’t feel safe with some patients: Here’s how to reduce the danger
Nearly 9 in 10 physicians reported that they had experienced one or more violent or potentially violent incidents in the past year.
Managing Your Practice
Don’t keep your patients waiting
Everyone works at a different pace. Determine the number of patients you can comfortably see in an hour, and book only that number.