Business of Medicine
Managing Your Practice
If you reopen it, will they come?
The big question, of course, is whether patients can be convinced that it is safe to leave their homes and come to your office.
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Money worries during COVID-19? Six tips to keep your finances afloat
“A lot of people are hesitant to stop their automatic savings if they’ve been maxing out their 401(k) contribution or 529 accounts. ... But if you...
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Daily Recap: How to stay afloat financially during COVID-19, more bad news on e-cigs
The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems is associated with increased risk of cigarette smoking relapse among former smokers.
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely...
Hitting a Nerve
Passing on the “FastPass”
It seems hypocritical, or at least inappropriate, for me to take advantage of a “FastPass” when I’m really not one of the people it is intended...
Hitting a Nerve
Earning the trust of families
The most meaningful way I realize people like and trust me is when they refer a family member.
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Today’s top news highlights: Addressing racism in maternity care, group forms to protect health professionals from retaliation
The emerging racial disparities in COVID-19 incidence and outcomes in the United States are on a collision course with long-standing racial...
Feature
COVID-19: New group stands up for health professionals facing retaliation
“Doctors, nurses, health care workers are not the typical type to engage politically, to speak out, [or to] advocate for themselves,” said Beacon...
Opinion
COVID-19: An opportunity to rehumanize psychiatry
We should also promote as much humanity as society and public health safety will permit, said Dr. Nicolas Badre.
From the Journals
COVID-19 effect: Prescription fills mostly down for leading drugs
Use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine jumped by 214% in mid-March, compared with a year earlier.