Patient advocacy organizations have accused VA Loma Linda (Calif.) Health Care System of violating patient civil liberties by placing some veterans on involuntary psychiatric holds as a precondition for their transportation to a hospital, the Press-Telegram reported Oct. 8.
Integration & Physician Issues
The 'doctor' title for advanced practitioners is not confusing patients, and it is time to end the "doctor-nurse game", Martha Libster, PhD, MSN, a psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist, said in an Oct. 8 opinion piece posted on Medpage…
A new position at the National Academy of Medicine has been endowed by Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, CEO of The Joint Commission, and Donna Perlin, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial in Nashville,…
Some states are grappling with which medical professionals should be allowed to use the "doctor" title with patients.
Leaders are in a position to create programs and initiatives that could continue with the organization for 100 years, but building durable programs can be tricky.
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The American College of Physicians is warning physicians about asking patients for donations.
Most new physicians are contacted about job offers more than 100 times during their residencies, but almost one-third would choose a field other than medicine, according to a survey published Sept. 20 by AMN Healthcare's physician solutions division, formerly known…
Marjorie Bessel, MD, has the responsibility of managing the IT department and clinician wellness on top of her chief clinical officer duties at Phoenix-based Banner Health.
Wesley Robinson-McNeese, MD, a trailblazing physician in diversity work, died Sept. 18 at 75, The State Journal-Register reported.
Nearly 1,900 U.S. physicians have applied to become certified in obesity medicine — a record number — according to data from the American Board of Obesity Medicine.