Business of Medicine
Feature
Who’s better off: Employed or self-employed physicians?
Self-employed physicians have the highest salaries and largest homes, but feel least fairly compensated.
Feature
Three malpractice risks of video visits
“We probably will see more malpractice suits filed the more telehealth is used. It’s a numbers game. The more it’s used, the higher likelihood...
From the Journals
Study highlights role of structural racism in delayed autism diagnoses
Study explores potential drivers of both diagnostic delays and the intellectual disability disparity in African American autism diagnoses.
Feature
Black diabetics lose limbs at triple the rate of others. Here’s how health care leaders are starting to act.
The American Diabetes Association is creating an initiative to fight unnecessary amputations, which a ProPublica investigation found...
Commentary
Reducing maternal mortality with prenatal care
Now there is greater awareness that pregnancy can be a matter of life or death that disproportionately affects people of color.
Commentary
Rooting out systemic racism: Equal access to maternal, prenatal care
The latest data indicate the maternal mortality rate for black women, 37.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, is more than double the rate for white...
Feature
What if your patient is technology-challenged?
If technology is going to help you treat patients, the patient needs a clear and simple presentation of what he or she needs to do and know.
Med Tech Report
Patient visits post COVID-19
Physicians and patients discuss common concerns with telemedicine.
News
Hospitalists confront administrative, financial challenges of COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis may present an opportunity for hospital medicine to rapidly explore different models.
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A...
From the Journals
Quality improvement program expands early childhood screening
A targeted program improved primary care screening for development delay, maternal depression, autism spectrum disorder, and social determinants...