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Physician Patient Communication
All professions need good communication skills. Obviously in healthcare the ability to…
CMS Releases 2013 Physician Fee Schedule and Announces 2013 SGR Cut
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2013 Physician…
Antibiotics for a Virus? How to Just Say “No”
First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012 First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012Antibiotics…
Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship …
Inspired by this, I wrote the following. The first list is from the…
Proposal: Abolish Medical Practice Statutes
Medical practice statutes are state laws that dictate who can and who…
Wikipedia: Study Confirms It Is a Reliable Source of Online Health Information
In January of 2012, Wikipedia went dark for a full 24 hours. During…
Taliban’s New Weapon: Childhood Vaccination
This is a joint post with Charles Kenny. This is a joint…
Fiscal Cliff Dwellers: Don’t Forget, You Could Always Beef Up IPAB
Republicans are gunning for entitlement cuts as part of a deal to…
New Healthcare Models Stand “Standard of Care” on Its Head
As I watch the power in healthcare shift away from physicians/providers toward…
