Business of Medicine Perspective

• Healthcare Violence: Docs Bear Brunt of Business Pressures   Mark A. Lewis, MD, discusses violence in healthcare, including a recent experience with a patient.
  Medscape Oncology, January 05, 2024
• Topics Cardiologists Love to Hate: MOC and AI   Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss two of the hottest topics in cardiology and medicine for 2023: a proposed alternative to the maintenance of certification process, and artificial intelligence.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 29, 2023
• 'Shower' Me for My Medical Expertise A recent article criticized Wegovy's manufacturers for "showering" doctors with money. Beverly Tchang, MD, explains why doctors shouldn't be ashamed of receiving consulting fees for their expertise.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 27, 2023
• Technology for Primary Care — Terrific, Terrifying, or Both? The paper appointment book has been replaced by scheduling systems sometimes lacking in flexibility for double booking, sibling visits, and variable length.
  MDedge, December 22, 2023
• Physician-Owned Hospitals: The Answer for Better Care?   Drs Robert Glatter and Brian Miller discuss the current and renewed interest in physician-owned hospitals.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, December 21, 2023
• Infographic: Can Doctors Meet Retirement Finances Goals? Physicians revealed how big of a retirement nest egg their families want. Doctors, on average, have met 77% of that goal already, so most of them are confident in funding their retirement.
  Medscape, December 21, 2023
• An Alternative to Walking Out There are a growing number of hospitals and clinics where nurses and physicians are exploring the possibility of organizing to give themselves a stronger voice in how healthcare is being delivered.
  MDedge, December 19, 2023
• Beware of Biased AI   AI to "aid" physician diagnosis may not be as helpful as we expect it to be.
  Medscape, December 19, 2023
• Infographic: How Nurses Would Choose With a Career Do-Over In a survey, around 7 in 10 nurses said they would choose nursing again at the start of a career. But among those with regrets, only 4 in 10 would stay in nursing even if they worked fewer hours.
  Medscape, December 19, 2023
• Primary Care, Meet Lifestyle Medicine   Dr Kenny Lin speaks with Dr Alka Gupta about implementing lifestyle medicine into primary care practice, including billable shared medical appointments to help patients navigate lifestyle changes.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 18, 2023
• Infographic: Female Physicians Close Their Wealth Gap Female physicians' survey answers about their net worth show a gender gap vs male doctors (although it's narrowing) and reveal their saving and borrowing habits.
  Medscape, December 15, 2023
• Quitting Medical School Why would a physician who was burdened with student loans enter a subspecialty that would limit his or her ability to pay it off?
  MDedge, December 15, 2023
• Change Makers: Bill Meury on Transformative Medicines Bill Meury, president and CEO of Karuna Therapeutics, speaks with WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, about the differences in drug development in psychiatry and the importance of innovation.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• 5 Things to Know: Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine CDC's epidemiologist Guillermo Sanchez, PA-C, MSHS, MPH, shares strategies to incorporate antibiotic stewardship into telemedicine appointments.
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 06, 2023
• Are You Sure Your Patient Is Alive?   Someone knows when a person has died, but a shocking lack of sharing that news is causing problems for clinicians, families, and health systems.
  Medscape, December 04, 2023
• ASH President Reflects Before Annual Meeting on Hematology   Robert Brodsky, MD, thinks back on his year as president of the American Society of Hematology and the latest advances in treating blood disorders.
  WebMD, December 04, 2023
• Pig Organs in Humans: We're Not Ready Yet, Says Ethicist   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the current status of using of pig organs for transplantation in humans.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 04, 2023
• Suits or Joggers? A Doctor's Dress Code I used to wear a tie and shoes that could hold a shine. Now I wear jogger scrubs and sneakers. Rather than be offended by the lack of formality though, patients seem to appreciate it. Should they?
  MDedge, December 04, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Grade Their EHR Systems Physicians reveal how well they think their employer's electronic health record (EHR) systems are or aren't delivering on certain key features.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Don't Let Bureaucracy Impede Research for ALS, Says Ethicist   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the proposed Promising Pathway Act, saying the focus should be on more research for ALS rather than moving forward with less evidence.
  November 30, 2023
• Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence   The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying.
  Medscape, November 28, 2023