Business of Medicine
Opinion
Time or money?
Dr. William G. Wilkoff ponders the issue of prioritizing time or money in a career.
Feature
Health spending nears $23,000 per family
“Buying a new car every year would be … cheaper than a year’s worth of health care.”
Feature
Disputes over malpractice blame: Do allocations matter?
A legal battle between a doctor and insurer highlight conflicts that can arise when settling medical malpractice claims.
From the Journals
Dermatologists lack training about skin of color
Feature
Unsubsidized enrollees leaving insurance exchanges
CMS’s latest snapshot shows more premiums were paid in February 2019, compared with 2018.
The Optimized Doctor
Flying solo
The journey from apprehension to mastery must pass through discomfort.
From the Journals
ACP unveils clinical guideline disclosure strategy
Management of conflicts of interest for guidelines writers follows a tiered system and includes regular reviews.
Law & Medicine
Legal duty to nonpatients: Driving accidents
A doctor’s legal duty may be extended to individuals other than patients in limited circumstances.
Cold Iron Truth
Regulations and the death of common sense
The “you can’t be too careful” movement has assumed a life of its own.
Managing Your Practice
Keep your staff current – and happy
Like you, staff members provide better care to patients when they know the latest findings and techniques.
From the Journals
Lancet joins movement to reject ‘manels’
The Lancet Group also issued a diversity pledge, aiming to include more women, people of color, and colleagues from lower- and middle-income...