Commentary
Opinion
‘We don’t want to be an inspiration’
Although acknowledgment is appreciated, the women I work alongside don’t need me to be inspired by them.
Rheum for Action
New law will awaken employers to health care’s ‘transparency gap’
Not only will the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2020-21 help to eliminate much of the “transparency gap” in the system, but it may encourage...
Opinion
Selling your practice
My previous column...
Commentary
Pharma should stop doing business in Russia, says ethicist
There can be no collusion with war criminals. There can be no denial of the inextricable link between medicine, science, and politics.
Commentary
Proper steps for physicians to follow if they find themselves under investigation
Remember that nobody in the workplace is your friend. Every word that is said, text that is sent, gesture that is made, can put you at risk.
Commentary
Direct specialty care: Concierge service without the price tag
Rheumatologist Diana Girnita discusses why she left a “traditional” rheumatology clinic and decided in 2020 to start a concierge-style direct...
Commentary
Why challenging patients can trigger resentment
Why the heck would I resent my patients? They’re the entire reason I’m there. I wouldn’t be a physician without patients to care for.
Commentary
When physicians are the plaintiffs
We naturally wish to keep our colleagues well, but at the same time realize that our clinical skills are being very closely scrutinized. What if...
Commentary
Why is vitamin D hype so impervious to evidence?
How many nonsignificant trials do we need before researchers stop studying vitamin D, doctors stop (routinely) measuring levels, and patients stop...
Opinion
Practice valuation
Too often, physicians are not receiving a fair return on the equity they have worked so hard to build over several decades.
Opinion
To a perfect day
Attempting a perfect day or perfect surgery or a perfect pour over coffee is a fun game, but perfectionism has an insidious side.