Allergy & Clinical Immunology Experts & Viewpoints

Allergy & Immunology Experts & Viewpoints

Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives Drs. Frank Veith and Zvonimir Krajcer offer half a dozen reasons why US healthcare costs are out of control.
Commentary, March 2010
The 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule: Do You Know the New Changes? Sandra Fryhofer, MD, points out changes in the 2010 ACIP adult immunization schedule, including updated recommendations for healthcare workers.
Commentary, February 2010
A Hospital Field Trip for the US Congress In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall suggests that clinicians invite their senators and congressmen to their hospitals to get a first-hand view of what needs fixing in the US healthcare system.
Commentary, February 2010
Physicians Are Talking About: You've Got Mail -- and More Is on the Way Why are physicians so reluctant to use email to communicate with their patients?
Commentary, February 2010
CDC Commentary: Pertussis -- Recognition and Treatment Are you up-to-date on the recognition and treatment of pertussis? Thomas Clark, MD, MPH, offers the latest for clinicians in this video blog from the CDC.
Commentary, January 2010
Leading By Example to Fight H1N1 - Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA In this video commentary, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Surgeon General, encourages health professionals to lead by example, getting H1N1 vaccinations themselves and recommending their patients do the same.
Commentary, January 2010
Will the Recent CMS Ruling About Medical Consultation Change Medical Practices? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, wonders whether recent billing decisions will affect clinical care and the role of the consulting physician -- no longer the doctor's doctor?
Commentary, January 2010
Physicians Are Talking About: A Teen's Right to Privacy Should parents have the right to know what treatment their adolescent is receiving from his or her physician?
Commentary, December 2009
The Year's Top 10 Featured Articles on Medscape This year our most read and highly rated articles focused on H1N1 and practice issues, and they are still important reading.
Commentary, December 2009
CDC Commentary: High-Risk Children and 2009 H1N1 Influenza In this video commentary from the CDC, Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, offers guidance to clinicians who care for children at "high risk" for severe illness from influenza.
Commentary, December 2009
A Question of Ethics: An Expert Interview With Amy Brodkey, MD Dr. Amy Brodkey argues for greater accountability and transparency in the relationship between physicians and the drug industry.
Expert Interview, December 2009
Medscape One-on-One: Rapidly Unfolding Health Information Technology In the first in a new one-on-one series, Dr. Eli Adashi and Dr. Ashish Jha discuss health information technology -- what it means for both inpatient and outpatient physicians.
Expert Interview, December 2009
Buzz Words Surrounding Healthcare Reform Guaranteed issue, community rating, and individual mandate: What do these terms mean in the context of healthcare reform? What do they mean for you? David M. Brown, MD, explains in this video blog.
Commentary, November 2009
2009 H1N1 Influenza and HIV In this video blog, Paul E. Sax, MD offers advice to clinicians about H1N1 influenza in HIV-positive persons, focusing on immunization, care, and treatment of severe cases of influenza.
Commentary, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: Tort Reform: Does Saying "I'm Sorry" Help? Physicians are often reluctant to apologize for clinical errors because their words can be used in malpractice litigation as admissions of fault. MPC members discuss whether saying "I'm sorry" can help.
Commentary, November 2009
CDC Commentary: Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Vaccines -- Timing of Doses What is the optimal spacing and timing of the seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccines? In this video blog, William Atkinson, MD, MPH, offers specific guidance from the CDC.
Commentary, November 2009
XMRV: The Missing Link in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, describes a newly published report of a potential link between a recently discovered virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Commentary, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: A Death Foretold Would you operate on a patient who experienced a premonition of death? Is this a contraindication surgery? Medscape Physician Connect members discuss whether to ignore or heed premonitions.
Commentary, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: Is It Worth Getting the H1N1 Vaccine? Are you getting vaccinated against the swine flu? Medscape Physician Connect members debate their reasons for and reservations against receiving the vaccine.
Commentary, October 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: How to Deliver Bad News How can doctors improve on the way that they deliver bad news?
Commentary, October 2009

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In a recent study reported in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, prescribing errors occur more frequently in community-based practices than previously reported, but the error rate was lower for adopters of an e-prescribing system compared with nonadopters. Has your practice or hospital adopted an e-prescribing system?

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Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives Drs. Frank Veith and Zvonimir Krajcer offer half a dozen reasons why US healthcare costs are out of control.
Commentary, March 2010

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