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Back Office Medical Assistant in Colton, CA
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Should I Trust Wikipedia With My Health?
Some doctors lambaste Wikipedia for errors in its medical pages. But there are many physicians, science teachers and researchers working overtime to make the crowdsourced health content better.
What Is the Financial Impact of Value Based Healthcare on Physicians?
What is the impact of value based healthcare on physicians? What does it mean to pay doctors for value instead of volume?
How physician IT use would be assessed under MACRA
Scoring approach would encourage patient engagement, security, information exchange.
Is Your Doctor Getting Too Much Screen Time?
Computers are occupying more of your physician’s attention as medical practices switch to electronic health records. A new study found patients were less satisfied with the care they received when doctors looked at a screen a lot.
Do Physicians Trust Physicians to Make Medical Decisions?
Milton Packer wonders how pervasive the mistrust of U.S. medicine might be
Physicians and medical students: Unlearn helplessness
Remember how powerful you are, and recognize how much can be done if and when you put that power to use.
Do Physicians See Obesity?
New CDC statistics suggest that physicians see obesity only rarely in patients who visit them, despite the fact that it affects 38% of adults in the U.S.
Physicians Stress May Lead to Medical Mistakes
University research suggests that more than ten percent of physicians reported making a mistake in the last three months, possibly due to stress.
Is physician coaching a solution to burnout?
A new study finds that telephone coaching sessions can reduce burnout symptoms
Physicians: Stop by Upcoming ‘Find a Physician’ Photo Sessions
Employed physicians who need to create or update their profile images for the online Find a Physician directory are encouraged to attend photography sessions on our University and Memorial Campuses…
Physician, Scientist, Educator…Advocate?
As both physician and educator working primarily with underserved patients, I have seen time and again how the idealism in caring for patients can fall short of reality when working in our current …
Financial Forecast for Physicians and Their Practices
Physician practices are finding it more difficult to turn a profit year after years. Check out this recent study of practice profitability.
How a Writer Became a Physician
People listen to what doctors say—even on topics other than medicine.
To struggling medical students: Meet the physician who conquered the "no's"
Someone is going to tell you no. You can't do it. You're not good enough. You're not smart enough. I challenge you to take every one of those no's and embrace them.
Will The Anesthesiologist Be The Only Physician In The Room?
How unlikely is it that in twenty years, the only physician actually in the O.R. will be the anesthesiologist? As surgery becomes more robotic, what difference will it make if the surgeon is actually present? In fact, as surgery becomes more robotic, will surgeons continue to be physicians or will they be specially trained technicians? … Continue reading
Are Handshakes Still Relevant for Physicians?
Connecting with patients is elementary to the healing process. But how do you know that a touch would be welcome?
Can empathy be taught to physicians?
We should let their innate, inner compassion and empathy find an outlet and breathe free.
Physician resilience: cause or symptom?
How many more canaries will take it to make some positive changes to the culture of medicine?
The path to becoming a physician is not easy
Sometimes being human is the only treatment that matters.
When a physician gets yelled at
Over my career, I have been yelled at, cursed, blamed, hugged and even loved by my patients. And like the poor life force oozing out of Harvey's beleaguered body, it drip drips down my back.
