Business of Medicine Perspective

• Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist   How donor kidneys are allocated to waiting patients isn't as straightforward as it might seem.
  Medscape, June 05, 2023
• Doctors, Nurses Striking -- Is It Ethical?   Art L. Caplan, PhD, discusses strikes among physicians and nurses, and the need to stand for professional rather than business ethics.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 01, 2023
• Opposing Thoughts on the Residents' Strike in NYC A successful strike by doctors is potentially a good thing, but were the demands of the Elmhurst strikers worth the fight?
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• Navigating Scope of Practice Tensions Scope of practice conflicts can threaten the safety of patient care. Is there a compromise to be reached?
  Southern Medical Journal, May 26, 2023
• Choosing Medication Type for Opioid Use Disorder Patients Learn more about a proposed treatment rule that would help to optimally match these patients with medication type and reduce the risk of returning to regular opioid use.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, May 26, 2023
• Prior-Authorization Woes? These Tools May Change the Game   Alok S. Patel, MD, discusses prior authorizations and the potential use of artificial intelligence.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 22, 2023
• Has Emergency Medicine Residency Lost Its Appeal for Good?   Drs Glatter, McNamara, and Ho discuss the high number of unmatched emergency medicine positions, what's behind it, and whether it can be fixed.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2023
• Let's Value Health Instead of Wealth Dr Lundberg invites readers to work with him on ways to improve health and thus build a happier, wiser society.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 15, 2023
• Behavioral Health Takes Center Stage at PAS 2023   If you missed this year's PAS meeting, here is a brief overview of the latest studies in pediatric behavioral health from CHOP's Katie Lockwood.
  CHOP Expert Commentary, May 12, 2023
• Rounding in Country Music Helped This Doctor Find Balance A busy medical practice causes many to drop their hobbies, but this cardiologist kept playing music -- and he and his patients were all the better for it.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 10, 2023
• The Future of Medicine: How AI is Changing Health Care   Will AI revolutionize health care? John Whyte, MD, MPH, discusses the impact of AI on medicine with Dr. Eric Topol.
  WebMD, May 04, 2023
• ChatGPT as a Tool in the Ob/Gyn Office A key factor contributing to ChatGPT's popularity is its ability to accept input in the form of prompts in plain English.
  MDedge, April 25, 2023
• General Neurology Needs Recruits and Respect   Kathrin LaFaver, MD interviews Louise M. Klebanoff, MD, about her recent viewpoint on why modern neurology fails outpatients and the importance of generalists.
  Medscape Neurology, April 24, 2023
• Infographic: Is Your Pay Rising as Fast as Your Peers'?   Physicians report on what happened with their total compensation in 2022, which specialties pay the best, and whether the gender salary gap is closing in medicine.
  Medscape, April 20, 2023
• Are Delayed Antibiotic Prescriptions Futile? What do readers think of the delayed prescription strategy for patients who persist in wanting unneeded antibiotics?
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 19, 2023
• It's Not Hard Being Green: A Sustainable Radiological Future Medical imaging equipment uses enormous amounts of energy and contributes significant levels of carbon emissions. What can be done to reduce radiology's environmental impact?
  Applied Radiology, April 17, 2023
• Double Standards Continue in Antiobesity Meds Discourse Recent reports are criticizing researchers for not disclosing their funding when talking about new antiobesity medications. Dr Yoni Freedhoff argues that this is another form of weight bias.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 12, 2023
• Healthcare in America: Let That Tapeworm Grow Our sickness care system is one helluva jobs program.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 11, 2023
• Prior Authorizations: Time to Rebel? A practicing psychiatrist says it's time for healthcare professionals to organize a collective rebellion against prior authorizations, which at best delay patient care and at worst hasten death.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 06, 2023
• The Physician as Leader Effective leaders have an open (growth) mindset and pay unwavering attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to building relationships and trust.
  MDedge, April 06, 2023