November 3, 2006
By:James L. Glazer, MD
Experienced physicians know that it's important to meet a patient's emotional needs, as well as his medical ones. Here are tips to do just that.
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October 6, 2006
By:Gail Garfinkel Weiss
Open communication fosters better medicine and can reduce noncompliance, bad outcomes, and, possibly, malpractice suits.
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September 15, 2006
By:A. Earl Mgebroff, MD
Some remarkable people have taught the author that being "cured of disease" and being "healed" are not the same thing.
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May 12, 2011
By:Ron Rajecki
When you're on Facebook or Twitter or using other social media, remember to be honest, respect privacy, and uphold the reputation of the medical profession.
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December 9, 2010
By:Ron Rajecki
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy in an effort to help physicians maintain a positive online presence and preserve the integrity of the patient-physician relationship.
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September 10, 2010
By:Lois A. Bowers, MA
Proper investment in the staffing and technology related to day-to-day operations can improve the impression your medical practice conveys and help insulate it from economic downturns and other events beyond your control.
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August 26, 2010
By:Ron Rajecki
Americans are divided about whether broadband Internet access is an advantage when it comes to obtaining health information, according to the results a national phone survey by the Pew Research Center?s Internet & American Life Project.
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July 15, 2010
By:Ron Rajecki
Two papers in the July issue of Health Affairs examine how email, cell phones, and other technology can affect the patient-provider relationship and health outcomes.
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June 24, 2010
By:Ron Rajecki
A new study in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washington will examine the effect of physicians sharing with patients, through online medical record portals, the comments and observations they make after each patient encounter.
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