Business of Medicine
Feature
What’s right and wrong for doctors on social media
“You have to hold yourself back when posting. Doing things like dancing in the OR are out of whack with the profession.”
Latest News
Florida nurse practitioner convicted in $200 million+ Medicare scheme
The case is part of an ongoing effort by federal prosecutors to target schemes alleged to have defrauded Medicare of billions of dollars in...
From the Journals
ACP addresses ethical issues for ‘grateful patients’ physician fundraising
“Physicians who directly solicit funds from their own patients do risk interfering with the physician-patient relationship, which is supposed to...
Latest News
NPs and PAs handling increasingly more primary care visits: New studies
The proportion of Medicare visits that NPs and PAs delivered nearly doubled in the 7-year period from 2013 to 2019.
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CPT updates for 2024 include new RSV vaccines, Spanish translation
New CPT codes aim to streamline COVID-19 immunizations reporting.
Pearl of the Month
More on using expired medications
The expiration date is a date, required by law, that the manufacturer can guarantee greater than 90% original potency of the medication.
Commentary
Laboratory testing: No doctor required?
Shouldn’t we allow people to get the tests they want, at least if they are willing to pay for it? Of course, it’s not quite that simple.
Feature
Do doctors have a legal right to work from home because of health issues or disability?
“There is now a precedent and examples all over that working from home for some is a viable alternative to working in the hospital or a clinic.”...
The Optimized Doctor
The differential diagnosis you’re missing
An itchy 73-year-old woman came to see me. She had seen several competent dermatologists, had comprehensive workups, and had reasonable, even...
Feature
The top tax breaks that physicians use
“You want to maximize your retirement contributions,” says Mark Steber, the chief tax information officer for Jackson Hewitt Tax Services. “If you...
From the Journals
U.S. counties hit hard by a lack of psychiatric care
Counties without psychiatrists and broadband had significantly higher rates of adult depression, frequent mental distress, drug overdose mortality...