Business of Medicine
Feature
Is patient suicide in psychiatry a medical error?
Mental health professionals prevail in up to 80% of suicide-related malpractice cases, but such events are still emotionally devastating for...
Opinion
New Americans: Considerations for culturally collaborative care
Aspire to “exude cultural humility – learning with and from patients and their families with openness, kindness, and a desire for collaboration...
The Optimized Doctor
Mastering mask communicating
For those specialties not accustomed to wearing a mask all day, it’s frustrating: How many times have you had to repeat yourself today?
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Medicare faces calls to stop physician pay cuts in E/M overhaul
A chart in the draft physician fee schedule shows reductions for many specialties that do not routinely bill for office visits.
Commentary
Access to care: A nurse practitioner’s plea
COVID-19 hospital policies are resulting in detrimental access-to-care issues.
Managing Your Practice
Full-time, part-time, FTE: Know the differences
While rules vary from state to state, some generalizations can be made.
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Chronic, preventive care fell as telemedicine soared during COVID-19
The use of telemedicine in the first half of 2020 varied by geographical region, the authors of the study found.
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Primary care isn’t bouncing back
The latest survey responses confirm what researchers had suspected.
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Trump signs Medicare loan relief bill delaying repayments
It includes provisions to delay repayment by physicians of pandemic-related Medicare loans and to reduce the loans’ interest rate.
Feature
Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
Opinion
My opus was myopic
Dr. Wilkoff learned over the years that grandparents often are essential to parenting children.