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Ways to Avoid Sabotaging Your Malpractice Defense Physicians can take many steps to avoid being sued. But if a lawsuit occurs, there are mistakes to avoid that will help them to prevail.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 5, 2017

Should the AMA's Ban on Sexual Misconduct Go Even Further? Ethicist Arthur Caplan takes a strong stand in favor of a no-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct for all physicians, no matter where they are.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 11, 2017
Is Random Drug Testing in Physicians' Future? Doctors who practice under the influence of drugs or alcohol risk endangering their patients. Should physicians be required to undergo random drug testing?
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 11, 2017
Best 2017 Summer Reading Books for Doctors See which recently published books physicians are reading this summer.
Medscape Features Slideshows, July 6, 2017
Does Oprah's HBO Movie Mislead About Past Medical Research? In 1951, Henrietta Lacks's cancer cells were taken for research without her permission. Does Oprah's docudrama about this situation give a wrong impression about the current state of medical research?
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 5, 2017

Does Primary Care Really Save Lives?
Georgetown University Family Medicine, July 7, 2017
What Do Doctors Really Think About the ACA?
Medscape Business of Medicine, June 20, 2017
Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2017
Medscape Features Slideshows, June 14, 2017
30 Unforgettable Vacation Ideas for Doctors
Medscape Features Slideshows, June 6, 2017
5 Study Techniques Every Clinical Student Should Know
Medscape Med Students, June 2, 2017
Keeping Medical Specialties 'All in the Family'
Medscape Features Slideshows, June 1, 2017
The Gender Gap in Cardiology Is Embarrassing
theheart.org on Medscape, May 26, 2017
Changing the Face of Cardiovascular Medicine
theheart.org on Medscape, May 25, 2017

Should the AMA's Ban on Sexual Misconduct Go Even Further? Ethicist Arthur Caplan takes a strong stand in favor of a no-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct for all physicians, no matter where they are.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 11, 2017
What to Do When Patients Don't Heed Your Advice More patients are ignoring physicians' advice and turning to the Internet for answers. What can physicians do to combat these actions?
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 5, 2017
'Sparks Fly' and 'Momentous Discovery' in Brain Diseases Follows Eric Topol gets the backstory from Beth Stevens on the amazing discoveries being made about the role of the immune system in neurologic diseases.
Medscape, July 5, 2017

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

ONC Set to Address Information Exchange, Compliance Burden The new head of the National Coordinator for Health IT says CMS is looking at how evaluation and management coding guidelines interact with the burden of EHR documentation.
Medscape Medical News, July 11, 2017
Medicare Advantage Pay Rates Similar to Traditional Medicare
Medscape Medical News, July 11, 2017
Doctor Support for Assisted Death Rises, but Debate Continues
Medscape Medical News, July 7, 2017
Best 2017 Summer Reading Books for Doctors
Medscape Features Slideshows, July 6, 2017