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SPOTLIGHT: Must doctors participate in social media?
Just about every physician has heard something about the power of social media, but far fewer have actually jumped in and gotten involved in a social network or three. The thing is, should they?... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Meditation may reduce MD burnout
Lord knows, doctors have stressful jobs--and unfortunately, that can harm not only the doctor, but their patients, as well. However, it's possible that training in meditation can help doctors relax... Read more...
Reform bill now includes pharma, devicemaker disclosure of physician consulting
For years, various legislators have struggled with the issue of doctors' accepting payments from drug and device manufacturers, arguing that such relationships were questionable, at best, and harmful... Read more...
Patients connecting with physicians via social media
While some physicians may dread the idea, patients are increasingly eager to connect with them via social media. Increasingly, patients are seeing this as a way around the limitations of traditional... Read more...
Jackson case highlights difficulty in saying no to patients
Even if you're a top physician with a world-famous clientèle, it's difficult to say no to a celebrity of Michael Jackson's magnitude, a problem that may have lead to an untimely death for the... Read more...
Vermont enacts tough rules on physician gifts from pharmas
Backed by the state's medical society, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R) has signed a bill that gives the state some of the toughest controls in the country on financial relationships between doctors and... Read more...
Dr. Robert Teague: Electronic records as is could be 'potentially dangerous'
Having been at this for about 20 years--both in design and implementation--the current crop of electronic records is most definitely not ready for prime time. In the beginning, the software... Read more...
Doctor leaves prison job over state executions
Dr. Marc Stern, chief medical officer of the prison system in Washington state, had a dilemma. Stern's position was that if he or anyone he supervised took part in an execution, it would violate the... Read more...
Highmark helps providers, patients know costs up front
Health plan Highmark is giving its providers a new way to reduce bad debt that can result when patients aren't prepared for the large costs they may incur under high-deductible plans. Under its new... Read more...
Disruptive doctor behavior causes mistakes, intimidates workers
We've told you about the Joint Commission's new rule requiring hospitals to have rules and consequences to prevent disruptive behavior from physicians. And subsequently, the AMA asked for a one year... Read more...
