How to Handle an Angry Patient
At one time or another, physicians may have to deal with a patient who is angry or belligerent. People are feeling more stress than ever, and the stress and anxiety may manifest itself as anger. If you...
View ArticleDealing With Resentment
Physicians naturally encounter many different types of personalities in their work, not just among patients, but among other physicians, hospital administrators, and others. From time to time, you may...
View ArticleDealing With TV Medical Cures
Doctors hear it all the time – patients who ask them about something they heard on TV. And there is a lot of this type of information to deal with because there is a constant stream of medical claims...
View ArticleHandling Both Electronic Health Records and Patients
Electronic Health Records (EHR), some physicians like them, others are not so fond of them. They have introduced a new element into the physician-patient relationship. Some patients are not thrilled...
View Article4 Things You Can Do to Jump Start Your Job Search
If you’ve decided to take your medical career to the next level this year, read below for four things you can do to jump start your job search. Make sure you know exactly what kind of position you...
View ArticleOwnership of Medical Records
Who should own medical records? Some commentary on the subject has appeared recently in the press, and it has elicited some strong opinions on both sides of the issue. As things stand now, physicians...
View ArticleCharacteristics of Successful Medical Practices
What factors contribute to the success of a medical practice? What makes a medical practice a better performing one? These were the questions posed recently by the Medical Group Management Association....
View ArticleDealing With the High Cost of Drugs
It is a problem that physicians encounter from time to time – patients who don’t take their medications as prescribed. Sometimes it could be from carelessness or forgetfulness, but sometimes the reason...
View ArticleHow to Approach Informed Consent for Patients
When describing a treatment plan to a patient, informing the patient about potential risks is part of what informed consent is all about. Many physicians believe they do a pretty good job of laying out...
View ArticleBurnout on the Rise Among Physicians
Half of the general practitioners in the United States are experiencing burnout, according to a recent survey. That is a seven percent increase over 2013. The burnout rate for primary care physicians...
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