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Medical Schools Not Graduating Enough Primary Care Docs

June 12, 2013 – 6:31 pm |
Med School Grad

The nation’s medical education system — and the graduate medical education funding that supports it — are failing to produce the primary care physician workforce …

Doctor Asks: Is It Time To Legalize Drugs?

June 3, 2013 – 9:07 pm |
Drugs Doc

By Harvey B. Lefton, M.D.
For the past 45 years, the United States has engaged in a “war on drugs.”  This was popularized in the mid-70’s …

Direct Primary Care: A New Model For Patients and Physicians

June 3, 2013 – 7:38 pm | One Comment
Direct Primary Care

By Randy Robinson, M.D., and Mason Reiner
“Dear, how much were the groceries?”
An efficient, effective healthcare system is built upon an enduring relationship between patients and …

Medical Liability: “Is There A Doctor On-Board?”

May 30, 2013 – 1:39 pm | 2 Comments
Airplane

By Brad Broker
If you’re on a plane, chances are good that one of the other passengers is a doctor.  In almost half of all on-board …

Pros and Cons of Switching to Concierge Medical Practice

May 22, 2013 – 6:19 pm |
doc_moneylarge

The most common medical practice size is 2,000 to 3,000 patients. With so many patients to see, a doctor has limited time to spend on …

Better Physician-to-Physician Communication Key to Efficient Care

March 8, 2013 – 1:59 pm |
Dr McKenna

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 …