Practice Management
Feature
Are physician-owned large groups better than flying solo?
Large physician-owned group practices are coming on strong as a popular form of practice. What are their advantages?
Latest News
AMA president calls on Congress to stabilize Medicare payments to physicians
“Physicians face an array of planned cuts that would reduce Medicare physician payments by nearly 10% for 2022.”
Feature
Online reviews most important factor in choosing a doctor: Survey
A total of 83% of respondents said they went online to read reviews of a physician after receiving a referral from another provider.
From the Journals
Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.
Latest News
Seven legal risks of promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments
Depending on the facts, a physician or other health care professional could be charged with reckless endangerment, criminal negligence, or...
Feature
Finding healthcare ‘soul-destroying,’ some turn to online sex work
"I'm done with healthcare and now I'm an online whore."
Latest News
Patient whips out smartphone and starts recording: Trouble ahead?
“The worry is that there’s a small subset of patients with an ulterior motive.”
Conference Coverage
How to deal with offensive or impaired doctors
She recalls a doctor who called a female doctor “an entitled bitch” and the administrator “incompetent” in front of other staff.
Opinion
Medical technology should keep patient in mind
While the stethoscope has literally distanced us from patients, it is such an important tool that we no longer think about this distancing.
Opinion
Words from the wise
When there’s time, consider asking for advice from those elders who happen to have an appointment with you.
News
Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.