Physician Office Issues
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PROBLEMS WITH RESIDENCY MATCH PROGRAM
I touched on it briefly in the “Residency ‘Match Day’” article, but a lot of shots are being taken at…
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ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS
Every day, family physicians have patients with abnormal lab test results. Most of the time, the abnormal results can be…
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PRIVATE PRACTICE VS. EMPLOYMENT
In a post I wrote a few months ago for DrGOpines.com, I stated three major reasons why physicians were leaving…
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SOME PATIENTS ARE “DIFFICULT”
It’s simply human nature, but some patients don’t like their doctor and doctors certainly don’t like all of their patients.…
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PHYSICIANS ARE NOT “PROVIDERS”
Finally, someone besides me has taken offense at physicians being called providers. Since today’s world contains all levels of folks…
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WHAT’S HAPPENED TO PHYSICIAN PRESTIGE?
Impersonal care and poor rapport, that’s what! These are two very important aspects of medical care, today, that affect how…
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HOSPITAL CREDENTIALING NOT AUTOMATIC
HOSPITAL CREDENTIALING NOT AUTOMATIC To become a member of a hospital medical staff, a physician must undergo a thorough investigative…
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SOME BLOOD TESTS ARE OBSOLETE
It amazes me how often and how rapidly things in medicine change. Inquiring minds are everywhere in the vast realm…
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THE LOCAL MEDICAL DOCTOR (LMD) HAS COME A LONG WAY
The Indiana University School of Medicine in the 1960’s was in Indianapolis, the capitol city in the geographic center of…
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EXTORTING A PHYSICIAN! REALLY?
Apparently, the state of America’s moral and ethical standards has declined to the point where it’s now not uncommon for…
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