10 Signs of Human Trafficking in Medical Care
A critical summary of screening and intervention techniques all health professionals should be...
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Patient Relations
Online Physician Ratings Prove Stressful for Doctors
Study investigates use of and perceptions of physician ratings from patients through websites....
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President-Elect Trump & What Lies Ahead for the U.S. Healthcare System
Following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Physician’s Weekly Managing...
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When the Patient Visit Gets Dangerous
Recently, a man with severe autism was in the office for follow-up. While speaking with him and...
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The Elements of Doctor-Patient Privilege
There are some societal goals that are considered so important that the law gives them extra...
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Do political beliefs predict PCP decisions?
It is necessary to understand how doctors’ own political worldviews may impact their actions in...
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The Mission inside Each of Us
A few weeks ago, I spent a week working with the Floating Doctors in their medical mission in...
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Should Your Practice Consider Telehealth?
Investors are pouring money into digital health companies, with $5.8 billion invested in 2015...
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There Is No Such Thing as Too Much TV in This Doctor’s Office: A Different Approach to Patient Engagement
A recent Accenture report found that patients in the United States are increasingly accessing...
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Managing Difficult Patients
Regardless of the setting that a physician practices, there is a high likelihood that they will...
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Analyzing “Breakthrough Therapy” Perceptions
After an investigational medication is subject to clinical trials but before it is permitted to be...
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Maximizing Potential With Social Media
As the use of social media continues to grow in leaps and bounds, physicians are increasingly...
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Healthcare Prices & Quality of Care
Recently, the government, insurers, and other companies have made efforts to make price and...
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Improving ED Care for LGBT Patients
As the patient census has become increasingly diverse, it has become more challenging for EDs to...
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In doctors we trust — especially when they admit to bias
Disclosure of bias should decrease the weight that patients put on their physicians’...
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How the brain makes, and breaks, a habit
Not all habits are bad. Some are even necessary. It’s a good thing, for example, that we can...
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Condolence letters when patients die: Docs say it’s a personal choice
No standard practice when it comes to sending a sympathy letter to family – should it stay...
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Conference Highlights: Hospital Medicine 2016
Analyzing Malpractice Claims Against Hospitalists The Particulars: Hospitalists often have...
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Fad Medicine: What Have Your Patients Tried?
Fads come and go in medicine, like everything else. But unlike the mainstream trends, medical fads...
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Doctor Curmudgeon®: Patient Entitlementiasis with Insurance
By Doctor Curmudgeon® This week, the old Curmudgeon had a mental bloppo. I seemed to remember that...
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