Commentary
Commentary
Who owns your genes?
The assumption of any sane person would be that he or she owns his or her own genes. I mean, how dumb a question is that?
Commentary
Ten tips for boosting patient communication
If patients can’t read, write medication instructions with symbols. Draw a sun for medications that are supposed to be taken in the morning.
Commentary
Time to end direct-to-consumer ads, says physician
While these ads urge patients to try expensive “newest and latest” treatments, pharmacy benefits plans are working with health care insurance...
Opinion
The sacred office space
Patients will be inconvenienced and pay higher costs to experience their appointment in person. This should not be surprising.
Opinion
Creating a fair time-off policy
Employees generally like the PTO concept, because most never use all of their sick leave.
Commentary
The surprising occupations with higher-than-expected ovarian cancer rates
This is how these types of studies work; they tend to raise more questions than they answer.
Rheum for Action
In-office infusions at risk with new Medicare Part B reimbursement recommendation
New recommendations from MedPAC that would lower reimbursements for some Part B drugs threaten to potentially put some practices with infusion...
Commentary
New DEA CME mandate affects 2 million prescribers
One should not underestimate the sweeping scope of this new federal requirement.
Feature
Should you dismiss a difficult patient?
Even if a reason seems legitimate, that doesn’t make it legal.
Opinion
How not to establish rapport with your patient
With COVID waning and masks doffed, I've found myself back to handshaking.
Opinion
Protecting your practice data
You may think that your computer vendor is responsible for safeguarding your data, but third parties can only do so much.