Business of Medicine
Managing Your Practice
OSHA revisited
Standards most applicable to medical offices are those dealing with personal protective equipment, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication, and...
Hitting a Nerve
Artificial intelligence versus real patients
Turning treatment decisions over to algorithms and computers is a bad idea for the people we’re supposed to be caring for.
Opinion
Health care in America: Let that tapeworm grow
Might it still be possible to do well while doing good?
Hitting a Nerve
Helping a patient buck the odds
Feature
Malpractice risks for docs who oversee NPs or PAs
Even in states that have abolished requirements that NPs be physician-supervised, physicians may still be liable by virtue of employing the NP.
Hitting a Nerve
Take time to relax and enjoy the ride
It’s interesting the ways we mark the passage of time in our lives.
Latest News
ED doc and group owe $13.5M after patient’s serious brain injury
A scan was administered at about 5:50 PM, almost 12 hours since Mr. Stiefel had first arrived at the ED. It showed that he had a torn artery in...
Hitting a Nerve
The desk
I’d much rather have my patients and I talk while sitting across my desk, in comfortable chairs, then in a sterile exam room with them on the exam...
From the Journals
Tooth loss and diabetes together hasten mental decline
The findings of a new study show “the importance of improving access to dental health care and integrating primary dental and medical care,”...
Commentary
Celebrity death finally solved – with locks of hair
Case: A 56-year-old musician presents with diffuse abdominal pain, cramping, and jaundice. His medical history is notable for years of diffuse...
Feature
Nurse makes millions selling her licensing exam study sheets
Stephanee Beggs’ business developed in a “very unintentional” way.