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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...   |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2005
Crane, Wittink & Doukas |
Respecting End-of-Life Treatment Preferences Research suggests that families are the best sources of patients' values and preferences, and that patients will more likely choose a loved one to make future decisions for them than someone who might best articulate their wishes. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005
Searight & Gafford |
Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians When considering therapeutic options, physicians should consider that members of many cultural groups prefer that family members, rather than patients, make treatment decisions. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004
Lang & Quill |
Making Decisions with Families at the End of Life Because advance directives are not yet the norm, end-of-life decisions for patients without medical decision-making capacity are made regularly within discussions between the patient's physician and family. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2006
Michael P. Cecil |
Will a 10-Bagger Go Higher? Cambridge Heart has a special EKG machine that helps determine which patients need defibrillators. The stock is up tenfold in the past 12 months. After results of a major trial are announced, will the share price go higher? |
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, 2000 |
AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents... |
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
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. |
Managed Care
April 2004
Martin Sipkoff |
Plans Go Directly to Patients, Describing Treatment Options HMOs are developing programs that encourage patients to question their physicians about their treatment options. Doctors are wary. |
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, 2000
Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Boston Scientific Helps Itself ... and Its Rivals Boston Scientific released positive results from a clinical trial testing its heart devices, but unfortunately the data is likely to help its competitors as well. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2005
Ame Wadler |
PR: In the Loop Pharma marketers can help doctors stay abreast of the news. |
Salon.com
July 4, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
Could just anyone get a pacemaker like Cheney's? Not necessarily, HMO critics say. And Bush has already promised to veto a bill that would help patients get care as good as the vice president's... |
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... |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2011 |
St. Jude, Medtronic Execs Offer Different Views on JAMA Article's Impact An article and government investigation into implant devices may or may not have played a role in each company's performance, depending on whom you ask. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
St. Jude Is No Lost Cause The No. 3 cardiology company posts solid growth because of continuing implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) market share gains. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2006
Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Hard Evidence The push for more useful information on medication effectiveness is shaping drug development and reimbursement. |
Managed Care
April 2002 |
What's An E-Mail Consultation Worth? The answer depends on whom you ask. A search of news archives turns up two reported experiments with reimbursement of physicians for e-mail communication with patients... |
CIO
October 29, 2015
Martha Heller |
Amgen uses algorithms to venture into digital healthcare A senior vice president of global marketing and commercial development, says she's working with the CIO to set up a digital healthcare organization that can help physicians better predict how patients will respond to therapies. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2006
Maggie Helmig |
Direct to Consumer: Patient Education Reform Marketers can empower patients to start a dialogue with their doctors. |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
Docs Spend More Time, Not Less, With Patients Now Confounding conventional wisdom, researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine have found that the spread of managed care during the past decade has not reduced the amount of time spent with patients... |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Goodbye, Guidant Publicity woes drive Boston Scientific to ditch the Guidant name. In the meantime, Boston Scientific wants to capitalize on its entry into the ICD market, an area experiencing double-digit sales growth. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Greatbatch Keeps Growth Pumping Demand for implantable medical electronics keeps this battery and component maker humming. Investors new to this stock and/or medical technology in general will need to exercise some patience. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Ouch! Guidant Zaps Itself Problems with ICDs have led to a voluntary recall and could fuel a class action suit. While Guidant is doing the right thing now, investors, patients, and doctors may well ask whether more should have been done sooner. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Billy Fisher |
St. Jude's Juiced-Up Q4 The medical-device maker shows stronger vital signs. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Billy Fisher |
A Saintly Quarter Shares of St. Jude Medical rise after the company announces a big quarter. |
Salon.com
June 30, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
Is the White House spinning Cheney's condition? Perhaps, say some cardiologists, but not as furiously as in the past. |
