Keyword: Journal of General Internal Medicine
A Maryland cardiac practice has agreed to pay the federal government almost $400,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations of improper billing.
A new study found that doctors give patients only an average of 11 seconds to explain the reason for their visit and more practice news.
Passing a maintenance of certification exam is associated with decreased state medical board disciplinary actions, according to a new study.
A New York surgeon was sentenced to 13 years in prison for fraud and more physician practice news from around the web.
While medical schools and healthcare institutions have long valued IQ, it also takes EQ to ensure an excellent, caring doctor.
Almost 1 in 5 patients report they have faced some kind of discrimination in their dealings with doctors and hospitals.
A survey found that most primary care doctors couldn't identify all of the risk factors for prediabetes.
Communication gaps between doctors and home-based health providers put elderly patients at risk.
Electronic health records have benefits for patients and physicians, but they also raise ethical concerns, said the American College of Physicians.
A majority of patients in the United States visited a doctor in the past year who received payments or gifts from pharmaceutical or medical device companies, but most have no idea about it, according to new research.
