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Managed Care
April 2001
Charles Downey |
EDTUs: Last Line of Defense Against Costly Inpatient Stays Many hospitals already have some variety of emergency diagnostic and treatment units. HMOs and physicians should welcome this level of care...   |
Salon.com
March 27, 2000
Jeff Drayer |
The hardest question Even after doing it hundreds of times, it's never easy to ask someone whether they want you to let them die. |
Nursing Management
September 2011
Sally Austin |
What does EMTALA mean for you? When a patient enters your hospital, do you know what your obligations are under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act? |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply... |
Salon.com
August 8, 2000
David Tuller |
Blood and guts Is there a difference between slasher films and gory tales from the E.R.? A spate of tell-all books by doctors gives us what we crave: Gruesomeness with a purpose. |
Reason
February 2009
Ronald Bailey |
E.R. Crowding A study blames a rising population, a falling number of emergency departments, and understaffing that prevents stabilized patients from being admitted to other parts of the hospital. |
Salon.com
May 25, 2000
J.B. Orenstein |
Who will care for the crazy? She was 18 and had been found hanging by a noose. But the moment I saw her insurer, I knew she was one of the lucky ones. |
Job Journal
March 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Emergency Medical Technician (Emt) Job Prospects are good for EMTs, who bring critical care whenever and wherever it's needed. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2012
Kit S. Devine |
The Underutilization of Emergency Contraception Despite the availability of effective contraceptive methods, unintended pregnancy continues to be a significant health problem for women throughout the world and in the United States. |
Managed Care
September 1999
Ed Rabinowitz |
Is There a Doctor in the House? The per-visit cost of a house call is high, but used judiciously, this practice can lower overall medical costs -- not to mention provide better care. |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2011
Pusateri et al. |
Original Research: The Role of the Non-ICU Staff Nurse on a Medical Emergency Team: Perceptions and Understanding We sought to determine the nursing staff's familiarity with and perceptions of the Medical Emergency Team at one hospital. |
Salon.com
July 12, 2000
J.B. Orenstein |
Bringing back the dead A 3-year-old girl is submerged under water for five minutes. When you're the doctor trying to resuscitate her, how do you know when to stop? |
Salon.com
December 1, 1999
James B. Stewart |
Who's watching the docs? The code of silence in hospitals allows deadly mistakes to happen, but some simple reforms could help... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000 |
Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2013
Al Topin |
Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation? |
CIO
June 29, 2011
Kim S. Nash |
How to Be a Better Leader in a Disaster Catastrophe can strike anywhere. And when it does, your leadership will matter more than the specifics of your business-continuity plan. CIOs who have been through earthquakes and more share advice for calming, caring for and motivating employees who are coping with devastation. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Jennifer Devoe, M.D., M.Phil. |
Resident and Student Voice My Experiences at an 'Orphan' School: The Importance of Finding 'Parents' |
AskMen.com
Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Emergency First Aid For Dads Learn some emergency first aid and you won't have to look like a bumbling idiot in front of your frightened kid. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A Yonkers, NY family physician wonders if he could have done more to prevent a 21-year-old's death... Deals with three hospitalized patients... Diagnoses a broken heart instead of an aching belly... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2011
Jerry Coamey |
Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution |
American Journal of Nursing
July 2009
Weinberg et al. |
Original Research: 'It Depends': Medical Residents' Perspectives on Working with Nurses We sought to determine the quality of the nurse-physician relationship by examining the communication and interaction between nurses and residents from the residents' perspective. |
AskMen.com
April 15, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look... |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice I'm reminded that I rarely pull patients back from the brink, but there are a number I've rescued from unnecessary heroics... I'm stung by the disconnect between the value that I (and our patients!) assign to family physicians and the seeming obliviousness of others... etc. |
Job Journal
November 28, 2004
Rich Heintz |
Medical Careers: The Rx for Offshoring Looking for a career no one (as yet) can outsource overseas? Consider a position in healthcare. Here are three examples -- medical careers critical to the care of an aging population. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Not Everything Is an Emergency You need an emergency fund. What you don't need are excuses to burn through it. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000
James Hallenbeck |
Curbside Consultation When should a physician disclose personal information to a patient, and what do we do when a particular case touches on our own suffering? At a deeper level, how do we deal with our own mortality in caring for the seriously ill and dying? |
Managed Care
February 2002
Alan M. Muney |
Evidence-Based Medicine Needs To Be Promoted More Vigorously This means using a carrot-and-stick approach with physicians. Those who respect the evidence should be rewarded; others should face penalties... |
CRM
May 1, 2006
David Myron |
A Singular Slip In the early days of cell phone adoption, wireless telecom providers positioned cell phones as a lifeline in the event of an emergency. Here is a bone-chilling story highlighting why both businesses and consumers must place more demands on vendors to deliver more reliable products. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000
Forrest Lang |
Curbside Consultation A Doctor Who Is Blamed for a Patient's Condition... |
