Business of Medicine
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Pandemic weighing on physicians’ happiness outside of work: survey
Work-life balance is an important, if elusive, goal for physicians, and not just females.
The Optimized Doctor
When the patient wants to speak to a manager
The level of incivility from patients is at an all-time high.
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Survey: Medical cannabis use for skin conditions lags behind interest, acceptance
“Dermatologists have an opportunity to educate those who know little in the way of medical cannabis or are skeptic[s].”
Managing Your Practice
Should you dismiss that patient?
Contrary to what seems to be the popular opinion, there are no statutory laws that I am aware of that directly apply to patient dismissal, beyond...
From the Journals
Hypertension protocols curb racial bias in therapeutic inertia
Racial disparities in treatment intensification were not seen within the strict confines of blood pressure management in the SPRINT trial, a new...
From the Journals
AI holds its own against pathologists for prostate cancer diagnosis
Deep learning algorithms have shown a high level of agreement with expert uropathologists in diagnosing and grading prostate cancer.
Commentary
NPs, PAs say stop attacks and support health care colleagues
Let us be clear about one thing: What patients really want and deserve is access to high-quality care delivered by the health care provider of...
Latest News
Medicaid expansion curbs disparities, increases immigrant access, in postpartum care
Expansion of Medicaid was associated with higher rates of postpartum coverage and reduced racial/ethnic disparities in postpartum care, and...
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Physicians react: Should docs lose their licenses for spreading false COVID information?
State licensing boards have mostly refused to discipline these doctors for making false and/or misleading claims.
Commentary
PA name change bad for patients and the profession
NPs have been more successful than PAs at persuading legislators to allow them independence – but that doesn’t make it right for either group.
Feature
As pandemic regs expire, states get tougher on telehealth: report
Among the restrictions that have been reinstated in some states are those barring requirements for insurers to cover telehealth.