Business of Medicine
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Docs treating other doctors: What can go wrong?
“If we are honest, treating other physicians as patients is more stressful because we know that our skills are being assessed by someone who is at...
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Medical degree program put on probation for ‘infrastructure’ issues
Reported issues include faculty shortages and inadequate student access to financial aid as well as to career and wellness counseling.
From the Journals
Liver cancer exacts high financial toll on older adults
In the first year after a hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis median Medicare payments exceed $65,000.
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Cancer researcher banned from federal funding for faking data in nearly 400 images in 16 grant applications
The former basic medical sciences professor will be banned from receiving federal grants for a decade.
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Should you quit employment to open a practice? These docs share how they did it
Employment doesn’t necessarily mean happiness.
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Cardiologist sues hospital, claims he was fired in retaliation
Lawsuit alleges that the defendants “placed profit above all else.”
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Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients
The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation in the fall of 2022 is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over...
News
What in medicine is “permissible but not edifying”?
I have long considered myself a navigator of ethical slippery slopes because that is where the suffering people are.
Opinion
Physicians and your staffs: Be nice
If there is a low-hanging fruit in the customer service orchard it is one person at a time deciding to behave in a civil manner toward fellow...
Commentary
Let people take illegal drugs under medical supervision?
Health care professionals at two centers in New York City supervise people taking drugs.
Commentary
Why doctors are losing trust in patients; what should be done?
There’s a large amount of literature about what makes patients trust their doctor.