Commentary
Opinion
EHR: A progress report
EHRs will inevitably be a part of most of our lives. And for those who take the time to do it right, it will ultimately be an improvement.
Commentary
Quiet quitting: Are physicians dying inside bit by bit? Or setting healthy boundaries?
Quiet quitters believe that it is possible to have good boundaries and yet remain productive, engaged, and active within the workplace.
Commentary
Five contract red flags every physician should know
The inclusion of a probationary period (usually 90 days) is offensive to a candidate, especially one with a choice of contracts.
Feature
How do you live with COVID? One doctor’s personal experience
Early in 2020, Anne Peters, MD, caught COVID-19. The author of Medscape’s “Peters on Diabetes” column was sick in March 2020 before state-mandated...
Opinion
Dig like an archaeologist
He was a fit man in his 40s. Thick legs. Maybe he was long-distance walker? The bones of his right arm were more developed than his left – a right...
News
No-shows
The most common reason for missed appointments, however, according to multiple studies, is that patients simply forget that they have one.
Commentary
Saddled with med school debt, yet left out of loan forgiveness plans
Drawing an income line inappropriately restricts those in health care from receiving any forgiveness.
Opinion
Burnout and stress of today: How do we cope?
“I am reminded every day of the commitment and excellence of my colleagues in the health care field, and I do not want to lose them.”
Rheum for Action
Who’s in charge here? Rheumatologists battle local Medicare policies threatening access, practice sustainability
Dr. Mattie Feldman explains the advocacy work that the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations and other groups are undertaking to address...
Commentary
What are your weaknesses?
What would it look like if we started treating ourselves less like physicians and more like patients?
Opinion
‘I shall harm’
Nocebo, from the Latin “I shall harm,” is the dark counterpart to the placebo.