Business of Medicine Perspective

• What Does the Post-COVID Future Hold for PAs? Randy Danielsen offers his view of where the PA profession is going and what needs to happen to get there.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 04, 2020
• COVID-19's Reminder: We Must Save Our Profession -- Here's How The global pandemic has put a greater strain on physicians. Even doctors who don't have time for political action and don't care for medical organizations should help to protect the future of medicine.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 03, 2020
• Malpractice Case: Taking on Too Much Work Can Cause Patient Tragedy When a physician feels that the workload is overwhelming, patient safety should come first rather than trying to take on too much.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, June 01, 2020
• How a Small Oncology Practice Has Adapted to COVID-19 Drs David Henry and Matthew Lonergan, from different practices on opposite sides of the country, discover many similarities in how COVID-19 is changing daily life for providers and patients.
  Medscape Oncology, May 28, 2020
• Emergency Preparedness: Where Did We Go Wrong With COVID-19?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Luciana Borio about the failures of the US response to the coronavirus pandemic and how much longer physical distancing will be necessary.
  WebMD, May 27, 2020
• Let's Stop the Draconian Visiting Restrictions One physician's thoughts on how to loosen visitation restrictions responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 27, 2020
• Happy 25th Birthday, Medscape, From Our Founder Medscape launched on May 22, 1995. It was the first site with a radical concept: anyone who registered would have free access to trusted information previously available only through subscriptions.
  Medscape, May 21, 2020
• Has the Pandemic 'Infected' Our Approach to Medicine? Changing long-standing protocols. Using unproven drugs. Targeting colleagues. Blame the COVID-19 'superinfection' for these changes in physicians' thinking, argues Vinay Prasad.
  Medscape Oncology, May 20, 2020
• Docs Asked to Join the COVID Frontline Without Pay Dr Patel speaks out and asks, 'Why aren't physicians offered the same compensation as other healthcare workers?'
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 20, 2020
• Telemedicine Tales: Let's Reschedule When You're Not Shopping With a few months under his belt, Dr Kenny Lin shares some of the virtual-visit highs and lows he's experienced in family practice.
  Georgetown University Family Medicine, May 20, 2020
• The Third Surge: Are We Prepared for the Non-Covid Crisis? Health systems should be prepared for a 'third surge' of patients coming in with chronic medical conditions.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 18, 2020
• Telephone vs Telemedicine: Code and Bill Correctly During COVID-19 CMS says it will reimburse for telephone-based consults the same as for office visits during COVID-19. Expert Betsy Nicoletti explains how to code and bill these services properly during the pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 18, 2020
• Voice Your Opinion: Medscape PA Compensation Report 2020 Tell us what you think about the findings of Medscape's first report on physician assistant compensation.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 14, 2020
• Should Genetic Flaws Be Fixed? A Physician Parent's Perspective Do we really want to go down a path of engineering a world where there are no Ruthies, writes Ethan Weiss, MD, as the parent of a child with albinism pondering a future where genetic differences may be edited.
  May 14, 2020
• COVID Fatigue Is Setting In An Ohio dermatologist laments the uncertainty that coronavirus has heaped upon his practice and everyday life. "Surely the way we practice medicine is going to change, and for a long while," he says.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2020
• Hope Is Fine, but Reality Is Best in End-of-Life Care   Bioethicist Art Caplan, PhD, says we need to end the invasive and intrusive treatments for those on the verge of death.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 11, 2020
• Should We Tone Down Social Distancing to Help the US Economy?   Dr Art Caplan discusses the balance between minimizing economic damage and the need to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 06, 2020
• No Better Time to Thank Our Nurses Medscape thanks nurses around the world during International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife and National Nurses Week. Please join us.
  Medscape, May 05, 2020
• Nurses: A Snapshot in Time Nurses around the world share their images and thoughts at a time when their profession has never been so demanding or essential.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 05, 2020
• Malpractice Case: Protecting Yourself and Your Patient Getting Pain Meds When it comes to prescribing pain medication, and the possibility of drug dependency and misuse, physicians are wise to discuss their professional limits with patients.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, May 05, 2020