Once again, we find ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. Increasingly, providers are being pressured to improve access for…
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“I drank beer with my friends. Almost everyone did.” Alcohol has become constitutional to American culture: “grabbing a drink” after work, happy…
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Twitch, Fortnite, and the emergence of eSports medicine
by Lindsey Migliore DO February 8, 2019Here is a simple question: In terms of social media engagements, who is the most popular athlete in the world? Super Bowl…
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If you are a physician or know a physician or have ever visited one, chances are you have probably heard them complain…
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Perhaps the most important aspect of a physician’s role is our diagnostic capabilities. Truly, if we cannot identify and diagnose a patient’s…
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A physician’s ex-business partner is in prison. Here’s what this doctor learned.
by Anonymous February 5, 2019When I was a third-year resident, I was invited to join a practice owned by a doctor who had once been my…
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Practice at the top of your license: What does that really mean?
by Philip A. Masters MD February 5, 2019Much has been discussed in recent years around the concept of “practicing at the top of your license.” But what does this…
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How one insurer’s mistake wrecked a practice’s quality score
by Fred N. Pelzman MD February 3, 2019To do the math right, you have to get your numerator and denominator correct, or else things just don’t work. Recently, in…