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Can I Be Fired for Defending Myself Against Violence at Work?
With incidents of workplace violence on the rise, nurses want to know if their employers will support them if they are victims of violence at work.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 8, 2010
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How To Become a Full Professor Before the Age of 42
Dr. Alex Macario shares his long-term plan for academic and research success in medicine, but frankly, there is good advice here for professionals in other healthcare fields as well.
Article, September 7, 2010
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Physician Payment Reform: What it Could Mean to Doctors - Part 4: Prometheus Payment
Medicare and private insurers and entities are exploring new ways to provide patient services and to pay doctors for those services. This series will explore proposed payment models and how they may affect physician incomes.
Article, September 7, 2010
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Cutoff Points in Medicine -- Why Use Them?
If cutoff points are useless in cooking and sports, Andrew Vickers asks, then why use them to treat patients?
Article, September 3, 2010
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Ethical Obligation for Restricting the Number of Embryos Transferred to Women: Combating the Multiple-Birth Epidemic From In Vitro Fertilization
What types of measures should be in place to control the number of embryos transferred to women in IVF, and what are the ethical implications of these measures? This article reviews the issue in detail.
Journal Article, September 3, 2010
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Psychiatric Care Shortage: What the Future Holds
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses the worsening shortage of psychiatric resources and how our population's future mental health needs can be met.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2, 2010
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New Meaningful Use Rules for Electronic Health Records: No Reason to Cheer
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has eased the Meaningful Use rules for physicians, those rules still create significant barriers. The author describes his experience.
Article, September 1, 2010
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Advertising Your Practice: Where NOT to Waste Your Money
Physicians advertise their practices, but some media are more useful and cost-effective than others. Here's where to focus and where to avoid.
Article, September 1, 2010
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Malpractice Watch: Keep an Eye Out for Side Effects
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses the importance of monitoring and means of addressing side effects associated with antipsychotic therapy.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 31, 2010
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Your Malpractice Advisor: An Antilawsuit Tactic Takes a Major Step Forward
Physicians have wondered whether binding arbitration agreements between doctors and patients will hold up in court. These New Jersey rulings strengthen the validity of these agreements.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 31, 2010
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Legislative: Searching for Health Policy Information on the Internet: An Essential Advocacy Skill
Health policy information can be used to advance the nursing agenda and negotiate solutions to problems with key stakeholders invested in healthcare reform.
Journal Article, August 27, 2010
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Norms for Creativity and Implementation in Healthcare Teams: Testing the Group Innovation Inventory
How do quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) help to improve actual practices in healthcare? This new study examines this issue
Journal Article, August 25, 2010
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A Situational Analysis of Pharmacovigilance Plans in the Global Fund Malaria and U.S. President's Malaria Initiative Proposals
Read further to learn about how pharmacovigilance programs can ensure malaria patients are treated safely.
Journal Article, August 24, 2010
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Where Patients Go After Acute Care Hospitalization
The "new kid on the block" seems to be long-term acute care hospitals -- where patients who aren't quite recovered go after traditional acute care hospitalization.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 24, 2010
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Physician Payment Reform: What it Could Mean to Doctors - Part 3: Bundled Payments
Medicare and private insurers are exploring new ways to provide patient services and to pay doctors for those services. Bundled payments pay an amount for a patient's episode of care.
Article, August 23, 2010
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Physicians Are Talking About: The Non-Emergency Room and What to Do About It
Is the emergency department for everything but emergencies? Contributors to Medscape Physician Connect discuss the problems of and possible solutions to inappropriate ED use.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 23, 2010
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Business of Oncology: How to Improve Profits and Patient Care Using National Practice Guidelines
If physicians decide to use national practice guidelines, they need to decide which guidelines to use. Following these guidelines may also improve practice profits and the quality of patient care.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 23, 2010
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Gradual Electronic Health Record Implementation: New Insights on Physician and Patient Adaptation
The electronic health record may improve health care delivery, but how does it effect patient-provider relations?
Journal Article, August 23, 2010
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Primary Language and Cultural Background as Factors in Resident Burnout in Medical Specialties: A Study in a Bilingual US City
Does ethnicity and cultural background have any influence on the rate of burnout in residents? Which specific specialties are most at risk?
Journal Article, August 19, 2010
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Physician Payment Reform: What it Could Mean to Doctors - Part 2: Global Payments
Medicare and private insurers are exploring new ways to provide patient services and to pay doctors for those services. Global payments provide a set amount per patient for a specified period.
Article, August 18, 2010
