Business of Medicine
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Online reviews most important factor in choosing a doctor: Survey
A total of 83% of respondents said they went online to read reviews of a physician after receiving a referral from another provider.
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‘Best Hospitals for Maternity’ offers national perspective
U.S. News & World Report evaluated key quality indicators covering deliveries, newborn complications, VBAC, and breastfeeding.
From the Journals
Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.
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Seven legal risks of promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments
Depending on the facts, a physician or other health care professional could be charged with reckless endangerment, criminal negligence, or...
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Former nurse sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault of incapacitated patient
“It’s hard to imagine a more vulnerable adult than the victim in this case.”
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Finding healthcare ‘soul-destroying,’ some turn to online sex work
"I'm done with healthcare and now I'm an online whore."
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Ten changes that could keep clinicians in the workforce in a pandemic
Doctors make checklist of low-cost action items to start addressing a wave of providers leaving medicine.
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Supreme Court receptive to case that could overturn Roe v. Wade
Justice Clarence Thomas asked repeatedly for the law’s challengers to point out where the right to an abortion was written in the Constitution.
50th Anniversary
Editor’s note on 50th Anniversary series
April Lockley, DO, represents a new generation of family physicians who began their careers in the 21st century, and she is hopeful that the...
Commentary
We physicians must pull together as a knowledge community
Intelligent, thoughtful, and highly respected scientists, researchers, and physicians must have room to safely share their knowledge and clinical...
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Did prior authorization refusals lead to this patient’s death?
Nearly 4 years after major organizations signed a consensus statement agreeing to improve the prior authorization process, physicians say little...