Death by 10,000 Clicks: The Electronic Health Record Here are a few steps to relieve the burden Jan 21, 2023
'Just Say No' to the Medication Switches It's time to stop letting insurers dictate what we can prescribe to our patients Jan 17, 2023
Healthcare Closely Watching FTC's Proposed Ban on Non-Competes A newly proposed rule would impact healthcare staffing woes, physician employment contracts Jan 12, 2023
Yet Another Issue Is Disrupting the Healthcare Workplace Responding to portal messages in "real time" is just the latest assault Jan 10, 2023
'It Is Crazy!' The Promise and Potential Peril of ChatGPT The possibilities for this AI-guided bot in medicine are dazzling, as long as we keep it in check Jan 09, 2023
The Power of Physician Relationships Patients may get better treatment if their PCPs and specialists went to the same school Jan 03, 2023
A New Year; A New Way Let's keep fighting the good fight to improve our healthcare system Jan 03, 2023
Vein Doc Accused of Illegal Billing Pays $2M; Practice Settles Discrimination Claim A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 29, 2022
What Can ChatGPT Do For Your Practice? Impressive AI text generator still has notable limitations Dec 19, 2022
Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear The process of clearing patients for surgery is sorely in need of improvement Dec 12, 2022
Medicare Must Pay Docs More, Say MedPAC Commissioners Two proposals discussed at the commission's December meeting would increase physician pay Dec 09, 2022
Pharmacogenomic Results Clear to Young Cancer Patients' Families But few guardians shared these results with other care providers Dec 09, 2022
Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not Dec 01, 2022
Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards? AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification Nov 17, 2022
AMA Edges Closer to Supporting Public Option Members will also oppose employer mandates requiring docs to sign contracts waiving due process Nov 16, 2022
AMA President Says 'Enough is Enough' to Divisive Politics, Fake News in Medicine "We cannot allow physicians or our patients to become pawns," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD Nov 13, 2022
Advice for a Meaningful Career Don't forget, it's never too late to get the career and life you want Nov 12, 2022
Lucky to Be Scoped My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
How Can We Schedule More 'Good' Appointments for Doctors and Patients? Achieving the right balance between convenience and continuity of care takes work Oct 31, 2022
Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkers About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022
Isn't It a Seller's Market for Healthcare Professionals? Competition for a scarce resource (providers) could improve the workplace Oct 12, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
Congressman Escalates War With PBMs They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter Oct 07, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise You It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
Are Patient Feedback Surveys Asking the Right Questions? It may be time to re-evaluate the questionnaires Sep 26, 2022
Health Insurance Claims for Sex Services Leads to Conspiracy Charges Fraud scheme traded fake chiropractic claims for kickbacks, sex Sep 23, 2022
How to Save 5 Minutes in Evaluating Patients Post-COVID Some "simple" tests are simpler than others Sep 06, 2022
Optum Acquires Houston-Based Physician Group for $2 Billion Optum's network reported to make up over 5% of all U.S. physicians Sep 02, 2022
Increased Health Spending When Private Equity Acquires Physician Practices Patient volume also increased, but whether patients are benefiting remains to be seen Sep 02, 2022
How Can We Improve the Hospital Discharge Process? Right now, it's pretty much a mess. Let's make it a system that really works for our patients Aug 29, 2022
Docs Likely to See Pay Raise From Private Insurers in 2023, Expert Says Payment negotiations "really are favoring the providers right now" Aug 25, 2022
Kentucky Nurse Accused of Killing Elderly Patient Eyvette Renee Hunter allegedly sedated 97-year-old against orders Aug 24, 2022
PBM Specialty Pharmacy Requirement Hurting Patients, Specialists Say Hassles with prior authorization, delivery make it harder to dispense needed medications Aug 23, 2022
And Now, Time for Round Two of COVID Yes, I've got it again! But is it possible that COVID will someday be part of normal life? Aug 22, 2022
Unnecessary Outpatient Antibiotic Use Endangers Kids Health systems and payers can protect patients by encouraging responsible prescribing Aug 17, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
