Business of Medicine
Commentary
Access to care: A nurse practitioner’s plea
COVID-19 hospital policies are resulting in detrimental access-to-care issues.
Hitting a Nerve
An unplanned ‘vacation’
I’m ready to go back to the regular world of practice. I just have to hope that the regular world is going to come back to me.
Hitting a Nerve
A cure for dementia? Not so fast
There are dangers in taking as definitive preliminary findings, or generalizing specific research findings.
Latest News
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.
Hitting a Nerve
Preserving civility in trying times
It’s nice to know many people out there still subscribe to civil ideas and polite behavior, even when the circumstances are difficult.
Feature
Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
Opinion
Smart health devices – promises and pitfalls
Major advancements in medical monitoring technology are now enabling physicians to get much deeper insight into their patients’ health status.
Hitting a Nerve
Car is king, but commuting takes a back seat
Perhaps the pandemic will also bring a lasting change in how and where many do their jobs.
Feature
More female specialists, but gender gap persists in pay, survey finds
The gap in specialists narrowed slightly.
Commentary
Without Ginsburg, judicial threats to the ACA, reproductive rights heighten
As Nicholas Bagley, a law professor at the University of Michigan who specializes in health issues, tweeted: “Among...
Commentary
Physician reimbursement 2021: Who are the big winners?
Reductions felt by proceduralists and surgeons will counterbalance the good fortune of physicians who rely on office visits for the bulk of their...