Business of Medicine

New Social Media Guidelines for Doctors

May 15, 2012

If a current or past patient friends you on Facebook, what should you do? If you come across a...

Health Reform Reverses Drop in Medical Access, Study Says

May 11, 2012

Most Americans have experienced a decade-long decline in access to medical care that may continue...

Facebook Initiative Matches Patients with Organ Donors

May 7, 2012

Along with your birth date and school, Facebook members will now be able to announce their donor...

Central Clinical Trial Information Site Launched

May 1, 2012

The NIH has launched a new website that is designed to encourage clinical trial participation. The centralized resource, available at www.nih.gov/health.clinicaltrials, facilitates efforts for the public and healthcare...

Top 5 Best & Worst Paid Docs in 2012

May 1, 2012

According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results, physician income declined...

Mobile Devices Up Patient Data-Breach Risk

Apr 18, 2012

Data theft and compromise in healthcare are on the rise, and the mobile landscape is further...

Young Docs Pessimistic About the Future

Apr 13, 2012

A new survey by The Physicians Foundation found that 57% of physicians age 40 and younger are...

Information Technology as Communication

Apr 12, 2012

Much of health information technology (IT) focuses on patient documentation, compliance, and...

Assessing Physician Referral Trends

Apr 3, 2012

Between 1999 and 2009, the percentage and absolute number of ambulatory visits that resulted in a referral appear to have grown substantially in the United States. A large analysis found a 94% increase in the probability that...

Criminal Background Checks on Docs Increasing

Apr 3, 2012

Driving under the influence, tax evasion, fraud, battery, and sexual assault—these charges and...

Docs in Hot Water for Online Behavior

Mar 26, 2012

The majority of state medical boards across the country have received and acted on complaints...

Revising the MCAT for 2015

Mar 20, 2012

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), a test that hasn’t been revised in over 20 years, will...

Increased Survival vs. Reduced Mortality: Know the Difference?

Mar 9, 2012

Many doctors don’t. A new study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine has...

Many New Docs Regret Their Career Choice

Feb 10, 2012

Almost one-third of new physicians said they would choose a different field if they had to it over...

Analyzing Satisfaction With E-Prescription Use

Jan 31, 2012

A qualitative analysis suggests that physicians and pharmacists appear to be generally satisfied with the transmission of new e-prescriptions. However, they reported inconsistent use of the electronic renewal process, resulting...

More Americans Reaching Age 90 & Older

Jan 31, 2012

A United States Census Bureau report has found that the 90-and-older popu-lation nearly tripled over the past 30 years, hitting nearly 2 million in 2010. The report, available at www.census.gov, provides an overview of the age...

Video Monitoring Improves Hand Hygiene Practices

Jan 31, 2012

New York investigators suggest that remote video auditing combined with feedback appears to produce significant and sustained hand hygiene improvements. Prior to implementing the video-auditing program, hand hygiene rates were...