Business of Medicine
Opinion
Outstanding medical bills: Dealing with deadbeats
The worst kinds of deadbeats are the ones who rob you twice; they accept payments from insurance companies and keep them.
From the Journals
How forgone heart failure care drives up costs
Study finds one in six heart failure patients forgo or delay care, driving up per-patient costs up to 30%.
Latest News
Pandemic demand for NPs soars, softens for primary care: Report
“NPs are coming into their own in a market that puts a premium on easy access to care and cost containment.”
Commentary
It’s time for all physicians to have a national medical license
Because physicians’ training requirements don’t vary from state to state, it makes sense. We must take national standardized exams to qualify.
Livin' on the MDedge
Motherhood can get old fast, and snubbing can become phubbing
Plus, COVID-19 treatment is going to the … horses? And vaccination cards are not going in wallets.
Feature
Why aren’t more women doctors in the top-paying specialties?
“I was told by one program interviewer that ‘I don’t have a bias about women in medicine, I have a bias about women in orthopedic surgery.’”
Feature
Docs fight back after losing hospital privileges, patients, and income
Physicians in St. Louis lost their hospital privileges when the hospital entered into an exclusive contract with other physicians. They’re losing...
Feature
Heart doc offering ‘fountain of youth’ jailed for 6 1/2 years
The hammer finally fell on the disgraced Pennsylvania cardiologist after an eleventh-hour motion and a 2019 guilty verdict in a multimillion-...
Commentary
The secret to a long life may be ikigai
Opinion
What is the real risk of smart phones in medicine?
Advancements in technology can present unforeseen challenges and even compromise safety.
Latest News
U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries
“What this report tells us is that our health care system is not working for Americans, particularly those with lower incomes, who are at a severe...