Business of Medicine
Commentary
Diminishing number of clerkship sites poses threat to psychiatry training
Psychiatrists in the broader clinical community are positioned to help medical schools expand their clinical sites.
Feature
New data illustrate pandemic pivot to telehealth by patients, physicians
Psychiatrists, dermatologists, urologists, and primary care physicians were among the highest users of teleconferencing for patient visits 6...
From the Journals
Predicted pandemic retirement of many physicians hasn’t happened
A new JAMA study suggests that a fairly low percentage of doctors have left practice because of COVID-19, contrary to numbers in some surveys.
From the Journals
Study finds paying people to participate in clinical trials is not unethical
Researchers examine how varying cash incentives affect clinical trial recruitment, assessment of risk, and perception of coercion.
News
Dr. Judy C. Washington shows URM physicians how to lead
She imparts a shared experience of being a minority in the field and helps prepare them for the challenges of facing racism.
Feature
Greater portal use gives patients access, doctors headaches
Patients who are encouraged by their doctors to use portals are more likely to do so, meaning more access for patients, and, in some cases, more...
Commentary
Pandemic restrictions ignite innovative pivot for psychiatry
As we learned during our shift toward telemedicine, many of the changes we made in medical education are probably here to stay, said Dr. Liat...
Latest News
Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ ever face the music?
State medical "boards are relatively slow and weak and it's a long, slow process to pull somebody's license."
Latest News
Doctor who claimed masks hurt health loses license
The report said the doctor told patients they didn’t have to wear a mask in the clinic unless they were “acutely ill,” “coughing,” or “congested...
Latest News
Three ‘bad news’ payment changes coming soon for physicians
The proposed rule for physician payments contained three big payment negatives, although there were some positive notes too.
Feature
United Healthcare settles claims it violated mental health parity
The joint New York–federal investigation determined that United Healthcare reduced reimbursement rates for out-of-network mental health services...