Business of Medicine
The Optimized Doctor
Applying lessons from Oprah to your practice
It’s clear that Oprah has binders of notes about her guests and thoroughly reviewed them before she invites them to sit down. We should do the...
Managing Your Practice
Office etiquette: Answering patient phone calls
In my office, one of the many consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a dramatic increase in telephone traffic.
News
Neurologic drug prices jump 50% in five years
Most of the increased cost was due to rising costs for neuroimmunology drugs, mainly for those used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS).
Feature
Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
Feature
How to make resident mental health care stigma free
Opt-out programs offer a counterbalance to many negative tendencies in residency, said Dr. Lisa Meeks.
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Docs become dog groomers and warehouse workers after COVID-19 work loss
Some doctors are questioning whether they should be in medicine in the first place.
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More competition for docs as insurers boost new telehealth plans?
Physicians interviewed were unified in their opposition to virtual primary care plans that mainly use physicians hired by telehealth services.
Commentary
Fired for good judgment a sign of physicians’ lost respect
The firing of a physician who made use of soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccine doses rather than flush them epitomizes the loss of physician autonomy...
Commentary
FPs need to remind patients they care for whole families
Families immediately assume that their kids should be going to the pediatricians.
Feature
Ob.gyns. report high burnout prior to pandemic
Medscape’s annual report shows bureaucratic tasks as a top contributor to ob.gyn. burnout; 19% report suicidal thoughts.
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One in 10 family docs with burnout consider quitting medicine
Family physicians cope with burnout in a variety of ways.