Helping Patients Understand That What They WANT Isn’t Always What They NEED
Patients have easy access to health information, so doctors must enhance efforts involving helping p...
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Physician’s Weekly editorial board member Alex McDonald, MD, explores the role physicians can play in society beyond the office, clinic, or hospital.
Alex McDonald, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
Vote! It's Good for Your Health
Although we all want to be healthy and improve our community's health, how we do that has fallen vic...
Aug 21, 2024
What is Physician-Led Healthcare, and How Can YOU Contribute?
It’s time for physicians to stand up and resume their role as healthcare system leaders to address...
Jun 20, 2024
Earth Day, Climate Change, and Human Health
Earth Day provided a good moment to reflect on the climate, climate change, and, most importantly, h...
May 2, 2024
Reflections on Match Day 2024
Match Day is a highly anticipated event where graduating medical students find out where they will c...
Apr 9, 2024
Physicians Running for Office
Although many don't think politics has a place in the exam room, political policies impact healthcar...
Jan 30, 2024
How Will the Amazon Generation Change Healthcare?
The healthcare industry faces challenges in its attempts to meet the needs of patients who value cus...
Dec 29, 2023
Addressing New Challenges in Medical Education
Medical education faces challenges that affect the quality of training and the preparedness of futur...
Oct 30, 2023
Every Physician Has a Role in Reducing Low-Value Care
Every Physician Has a Role in Reducing Low-Value Care...
Oct 19, 2023
COVID, RSV & Flu, Oh My!
“Cold and flu” season is nearly here; however, language matters, and I would argue that it’s i...
Oct 12, 2023
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Why Physicians Should Consider Supporting a Patient’s Desire for a Second Opinion
Although a patient's request for a second opinion can make a physician question the patient’s trust level, physicians should consider supporting that desire....
Sep 25, 2024
Is This New Practice Model the Cure for Physician Burnout & the Future of Primary Care?
Working in a concierge healthcare system allows doctors to reclaim their primary role in patient care and reconnect with meaning in their practice of medicine....
Sep 18, 2024
Drawing the Line When “Curbsiding”
Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or "curbsiding," and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn....
Sep 4, 2024
How Cash-Based Healthcare May Be Beneficial in HIV
Cash-based healthcare aims to provide all individuals with vital healthcare services, eliminating the burden of navigating insurance company requirements....
Aug 27, 2024
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Hocus POCUS: The Future of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Clinical Settings
The value of POCUS lies in its ability to provide immediate, real-time visual information to healthcare providers at the patient's bedside.
Aug 31, 2023
The Case For Organized Medicine
There is no question that healthcare and the practice of medicine is becoming increasingly complex, not just from a scientific and a medical point of view, but also from an economic, social, and political standpoint as well. The days of a physician simply showing up to work, taki
Apr 23, 2023
Every Physician Has a Role in Reducing Low-Value Care
It is going to take every physician doing their part to educate patients, educate themselves, and educate each other regarding what is medically appropriate.
Jan 31, 2023
For Acute Musculoskeletal Injury, MOVE, Not RICE
For acute musculoskeletal injury, it's time to re-educate physicians, as well as patients, to utilize less RICE and more MOVEment.
Dec 20, 2022
Physicians Are Critical to Restoring Trust in Healthcare
The tools & skills to effectively communicate science & medicine are lacking, especially in a world in which medical complexity is rising & time is at a premium
Oct 06, 2022
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Why Physicians Should Consider Supporting a Patient’s Desire for a Second Opinion
Although a patient's request for a second opinion can make a physician question the patient’s trust level, physicians should consider supporting that desire....
Sep 25, 2024
Is This New Practice Model the Cure for Physician Burnout & the Future of Primary Care?
Working in a concierge healthcare system allows doctors to reclaim their primary role in patient care and reconnect with meaning in their practice of medicine....
Sep 18, 2024
Drawing the Line When “Curbsiding”
Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or "curbsiding," and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn....
Sep 4, 2024
How Cash-Based Healthcare May Be Beneficial in HIV
Cash-based healthcare aims to provide all individuals with vital healthcare services, eliminating the burden of navigating insurance company requirements....
Aug 27, 2024
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