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4 reasons why this physician specialized in infectious disease
The desire to practice in infectious disease is infectious.
How one medical center fought off an emerging infectious disease threat
A rapid response centered on quick identification enabled OU Medical Center to successfully contain a deadly infectious drug-resistant threat.
Why are female physicians scared to be women?
A change in culture requires women physicians to acknowledge that we are different from men and have different priorities.
What Is the Financial Impact of Value Based Healthcare on Physicians?
What is the impact of value based healthcare on physicians? What does it mean to pay doctors for value instead of volume?
A physician tells a health insurance CEO what she really thinks
Let me know if you want to actually want to help people, or just your company and stockholders.
There was a time when doctors were doctors
There was a time when doctors were doctors, physicians, and surgeons. There was a time when we were not referred to as contractors, or providers.
RARE Diseases: Facts and Statistics
Statistics and Figures on Prevalence of Genetic and Rare Diseases Although rare and genetic diseases, and many times the symptoms, are uncommon to most doctors, rare diseases as a whole repres…
Does the government know what it's doing to physicians?
Like every patient, I don’t want a burned-out, unhappy doctor who’s enslaved by his computer.
10 Essential Facts About Rare Diseases
Rare diseases are difficult to diagnose, and treatment isn't always available, even those these conditions affect nearly 30 million people in the United States.
As physician well-being falls, rewards of medicine fade
A national survey finds most physicians feel a strong sense of calling to medicine, but changes in the medical workplace may threaten this conviction.
Tips for a productive first appointment with a new physician
So, you made the initial appointment with your new physician - that’s great! The next step is to show up at your scheduled time - maybe even a little early - fully prepared<br>In the days before your appointment, you can complete a few helpful tasks to make the day of your visit as stress free as possible. Start by writing down your medical history, noting the dates and locations of any surgeries.<br>"Some people are very organized with folders,” says Jasreem Bhullar,…
Why is it important to see a physician regularly?
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Why patients lie to physicians
Patients are likely to lie. The other side of the coin, though rarely discussed, is that sometimes doctors are complicit in keeping those lies going.
Four Metrics to Measure Patient Access at Physician Practices
Use these four metrics to evaluate patient access at your physician practices.
9 things physicians hate about medicine
You might have guessed it. Paperwork and administrative burdens is the number one issue that frustrates doctors, according to a new poll.
5 Tips to Improve the Physician/Patient Relationship
For physicians that have their own practice, the relationships with patients are everything because without them, there is no work. After all, it is a business, and if you have dissatisfied patients,...
The old school physician is who we should aspire to be
Sadly, I also realized how this doctor was a dying breed and how much we’ve lost in our rush to mechanization and consolidation.
Physicians who changed the world by stepping outside of medicine
Five physicians who changed the world by stepping outside the boundaries of medicine.
To struggling medical students: Meet the physician who conquered the "no's"
Someone is going to tell you no. You can't do it. You're not good enough. You're not smart enough. I challenge you to take every one of those no's and embrace them.
