Pay for Performance Attacks Medical Quality: Lincoln Lucks Out
Why does Pay for Performance (P4P) make most physicians reach for Maa…
You Have Cancer! How to Deliver Bad News to Patients.
When I see patients in the office, I try to guess their…
Bloomberg Soda Ban Ignites Controversy. What’s Next?
I’m a gastroenterologist and I should be against obesity. I’m a gastroenterologist…
Choose Wisely Takes Aim at Unneccessary Medical Tests. Shooting Blanks?
Low Hanging Fruit As I write this, it is months away from the…
Improving Patient Satisfaction: What’s Holding Doctors Back?
Some time ago, I endured a medical staff meeting, where attendance is…
Better Patient Satisfaction – Which Model to Follow?
Patient satisfaction is an important element of medical care. Patient satisfaction is…
Pharmaceutical Gifts Corrupt Doctors: A Physician Confesses
I write now in a moment of introspection wondering if I am…
Informed Consent: The Right to Refuse Medical Treatment
There are some patients we doctors never forget. They linger in our…
Reglan and Tardive Dyskinesia: Medical Malpractice or Guilt by Association?
There was phone message on my desk to call a lawyer. There…
How Many Tests Do Doctors Need to Make a Diagnosis?
History matters. I didn’t realize this as a kid, but I sure…