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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?
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 Forrest Lang	Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency...
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin	The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author.
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D.	Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician...
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jennifer Ringler	The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout?
American Family Physician November 1, 2000 Forrest Lang	Curbside Consultation A Doctor Who Is Blamed for a Patient's Condition...
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery.
American Family Physician November 15, 2002 William G. Elder	When the Side Effect Is Really the Symptom Several studies have supported the importance of physician-patient relationships on medication compliance in patients with schizophrenia.
CIO September 27, 2013	How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Elys Roberts & Sarah Phillips	The Emergence of the Pro-Patient How can pharma embrace and interact with increasingly informed and demanding patients to bring positive outcomes for all?
Managed Care February 2001 Christopher M. Dezii	Persistence With Drug Therapy A practical approach using administrative claims data...
Managed Care February 2002 Joyce Ochs	E-Prescribing Gets More Enticing Physicians today are writing prescriptions for patients on palm-held devices that seem eerily akin to medical practice on the Starship Enterprise...
American Family Physician October 1, 2000	AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents...
Managed Care July 2000 John Carroll	Physicians Reconsider Taking On Pharmacy Risk They've been burned here in the past, but physicians - and the HMOs that they contract with - may have learned some lessons.
American Family Physician December 1, 2000	Curbside Consultation A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father...
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.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark	New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gardiner & Dvorkin	Promoting Medication Adherence in Children The problem of getting children to follow a treatment regimen is widespread and is frustrating for physicians. Having the child participate in devising the plan improves adherence.
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Pollock et al.	Appropriate Prescribing of Medications: An Eight-Step Approach These eight steps, along with ongoing self-directed learning, compose a systematic approach to prescribing that is efficient and practical for the family physician.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2011 William Looney	The Medicines Adherence Challenge Keeping skittish patients on their medicines ought to be a strategic priority for Big Pharma, but is it? An expert round table examines how best to make progress and agree on some practical steps for incorporation in the campaign agenda.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Share of Screen: Prioritizing Electronic Health Records Are electronic health records a viable channel for engagement?
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Richard J. Ackermann	End-of-life Care Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical Association's Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care curriculum module on withholding or withdrawing therapy...
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Phil Britt	Ounce of Prevention Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is providing system physicians with the ability to prescribe medicines electronically, which should improve safety and efficiency.
Managed Care October 2001 Patrick Mullen	Interview: Pharmacists in Need The executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmaceutical Association says pharmacists are being inundated and need help...
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2009 Maryann Kuzel	Weathering the Storm Marketers must stress that maintaining good health behaviors is one of the best things people can do to survive a down market.
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
Managed Care August 2001	In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction...
American Family Physician January 15, 2001 Scott C. Conley	Deep Waters A physician can actually achieve significant therapeutic benefit for a patient by addressing the manifestations of an illness that no stethoscope or laboratory test can detect. Simply put, there is healing power in words.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Safeer & Keenan	Health Literacy: The Gap Between Physicians and Patients Inadequate health literacy can result in difficulty accessing health care, following instructions from a physician, and taking medication properly. Patients with inadequate health literacy are more likely to be hospitalized than patients with adequate skills.
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Valerie Palda	Editorials PRE-OPportunity Knocks: A Different Way to Think About the Preoperative Evaluation...
Managed Care June 2007 Lola Butcher	What the Devil Is Information Therapy? Welcome to information therapy, the practice of providing more and better information to patients so they can contribute more to their healing.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 LeVine & Zucker	Marketing to Professionals: Professional Promotion Through Patient Understanding Patient-feedback programs can go a long way in helping physicians understand which drugs work.
Managed Care September 1999	AMA, Federal Government Fret More About Online Prescribing and Pharmacy The AMA has come out with its strongest condemnation of online prescribing, recommending that action be taken against physicians who prescribe based solely on a patient's answers to an online questionnaire....
American Family Physician December 15, 2001 Gregg K. VandeKieft	Breaking Bad News This article presents an overview of issues pertaining to breaking bad news and practical recommendations for clinicians wishing to improve their clinical skills in this area...
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	Cracking Down on Pharma Swag Several medical centers are barring their doctors from accepting freebies like pens and lunches from any vendor. Here's why.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Sarah Krug	Introducing the 'Chief Patient Officer' Now is the time for pharma companies to appoint a Chief Patient Officer, a new position designed to build an accord around patient trust.
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Matthew Neff	Conference Highlights Family Support Is Strongest Indicator of Self-Care Compliance... Majority of Pregnant Women Want Prenatal Ultrasound... Study Reveals Perceptions of Smoking in a Specific Population... Revised PPIP Flow Sheet Improves Physician Use and Satisfaction... etc.
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 Marc Tunzi	Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sharyn Lee	Invisible Prescribers: What You Do and Don't Know About NPs and PAs How many prescriptions are written each year by nurse practitioners and physician assistants? Pharmaceutical companies not only fail to market to this sector, they neglect to invite nurse practitioners and physician assistants to meetings or to include them in plans for continuing medical education.
Managed Care April 2000 Tim Olsen	Physician, Tarnish Not Thine Image Doctors who use the news media to criticize others, rather than initiate a constructive dialog about difficult issues such as antibiotic resistance, help erode the profession's influence.
American Family Physician February 15, 2001 Michael P. McGrail	Disability Prevention Principles in the Primary Care Office Assessment of impairment and subsequent disability is best made on the basis of objective data by use of a biopsychosocial model to ensure that the expression of disability does not mask other unaddressed psychologic or social issues...
Managed Care June 2007	Docs Don't Exploit Electronic Prescribing While physicians were positive about the basic features of e-prescribing, products often lacked advanced features, or if they had them, physicians often did not use them because of implementation hurdles or their perceptions that the features did not add value.
American Family Physician March 15, 2002 Frank A. Chervenak	A Group Practice Disagrees About Offering Contraception This case concerns the justification of moral constraints that a physician group decides to apply to itself in the provision of patient services. Family physicians confront this issue with regard to reproductive medical services as well as other practices...
American Family Physician January 1, 2001 Gowri Anandarajah & Ellen Hight	Spirituality and Medical Practice Using the HOPE Questions as a Practical Tool for Spiritual Assessment