Articles in Physician Blog
Doctors Must Be Involved in Development of Guidelines
By Harvey B. Lefton, M.D.
We are practicing in an age of rapidly changing treatment modalities and increasing pharmacologic options. What is changing even more rapidly …
Medical Students Match as Couples
By Alvin Tran
More than 17,000 fourth-year medical students found out where they’ll be completing the final years of their medical education on “Match Day” last …
Better Physician-to-Physician Communication Key to Efficient Care
By Michael McKenna, MD
Under health care reform, every hospital and health system is under the gun to deliver care more efficiently and cost-effectively. While faced …
Doctors Group to Congress: Eliminate the SGR!
By Harvey B. Lefton, MD
The sustainable growth rate (SGR) is the method that Medicare uses to calculate payments for physician services. It was devised in …
The Real Problems of Obamacare
By Keith Kantor
The costs of Obamacare are staggering and will be devastating to small businesses in America. The initial estimates have risen from zero to …
Doctors, Patients: Prepare for Smartphone Medicine
By Harvey B. Lefton, MD
We face ongoing changes in Medicine today which will alter our future practice patterns. We all recognize the need for better communication …
