The Problem with Telephone Messages in Primary Care They're just another superficial check-off, says Hans Duvefelt, MD Aug 23, 2018
Keys to Improving Nurse-Patient Communication Two RNs provide three strategies for enriching these interactions Aug 19, 2018
Calif. Medical Board Acts on Doc With Risky MS 'Cure' Physician featured in States of Disgrace series Jul 31, 2018
HIV Criminalization Called Ineffective and Unjust Expert consensus: laws put public more at risk Jul 26, 2018
'End Demand' Laws No Help for Sex Workers' Access to Care Still face stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to HIV treatment Jul 26, 2018
Docs' Mental Health: Do State Boards Have a Right to Ask? Second of a three-part 鶹ý investigation Jul 19, 2018
CMS Plugs Changes to E/M Coding Agency argues that streamlined billing codes will reduce physician burden Jul 18, 2018
How Bad Are Sleep Problems for Hospital Patients? Pretty bad, say Dutch researchers, but fixable with "simple changes" in nightly routines Jul 18, 2018
Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraud Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018
HHS Gives PTAC the Cold Shoulder Declines to implement any recommendations, leaving members seething Jun 29, 2018
Taking Care of Family and Friends It can be uncomfortable when patients are part of your personal life Jun 28, 2018 video
How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People? WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it Jun 25, 2018
Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle The past week in healthcare investigations Jun 19, 2018
Let's Make the World of Healthcare a Better Place Our new interns should inspire us to improve, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD Jun 15, 2018
What to Make of Study Finding MOC Boosts Care Quality Results could be interpreted a number of ways... mostly not favoring MOC Jun 11, 2018 video
Trump OMB Appointee Blasts Obama-Era Value Programs Says CMMI programs aren't working; have 'failed to deliver' Jun 07, 2018
In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them "They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record" May 22, 2018
Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare 'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said May 21, 2018
Who Gets the Best Care in America? Prisoners Equal access, no bills... and way less convoluted than healthcare on the outside May 17, 2018
Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical May 17, 2018
Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient May 16, 2018
When You Talk to Patients, Do You Look at Them or at a Computer? Milton Packer wonders whether some physicians are healers or replicants Apr 25, 2018
What to Say, How to Help a Hurting Colleague Doctors, other clinicians seen as 'second victims' in medical misadventures Apr 23, 2018
ABIM Continues Maintenance of Certification Exam Push Lower-stakes exam can be taken every 2 years Apr 21, 2018
ACP: Root Gender Bias Out of Medicine More attention needed to parental leave, other policies Apr 20, 2018
Wearable Devices Making Strides, But Barriers Remain More data needed on accuracy, effectiveness Apr 20, 2018
PAs Fare Worse Than Derms for Skin Cancer Diagnosis AAPA/SDPA call study 'fundamentally flawed' Apr 18, 2018
Make Your Mark at Medical Meetings with Social Media Tips to make your ideas and research shareable Apr 13, 2018
Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
Film Shines Light on Deadly Errors in Medicine Death toll in U.S. as high as 440,000 per year Apr 06, 2018
Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
Does Anyone Read Medical Journals Anymore? Milton Packer wonders whether authors are wasting their time Mar 28, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
Seven Surgeries, Two Deaths... and Still Practicing License surrendered in Wisconsin, doc pops up in N.Y. Mar 26, 2018
Reprimanded and Fined in N.J., No Problem in N.Y. Dermatologist found using expired drugs and unqualified staff Mar 22, 2018
