Insight into assisted suicide; Docs miss performing physical exams;

> The type of patients who desire physician-assisted suicide--and the reasons they do--may differ from common assumptions, The New York Times reported. Article

> Some physicians have trouble letting go of some increasingly delegated aspects of patient care, such as taking patients' blood pressure, Suzanne Koven revealed in The Boston Globe's In Practice blog. Post

> Is your practice prepared to manage a crisis? This Physicians Practice post offers a starting point. Post

> The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced 16 independent practices and three consortia will participate in its Independence at Home Demonstration. Post

And Finally… Facebook peeve number 21: Complaints about the way people post on Facebook. Post