Commentary
Opinion
When can I retire?
Many of us lack a clear idea of where our retirement income will come from, or if it will be there when we arrive.
Law & Medicine
Labeling of medication warnings
Issuing timely warnings regarding medical products promotes patient safety, and the law appears to place the major onus on the manufacturer.
Opinion
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
Opinion
Clicking override when the EHR system argues about an order
“I don’t take this job lightly. When I order a test it’s because I’m trying to do the right thing for the patient. ... Sometimes those things don’...
Law & Medicine
Legal duty to nonpatients: Driving accidents
A doctor’s legal duty may be extended to individuals other than patients in limited circumstances.
Law & Medicine
Discovery of peer review and patient safety reports
Any given state’s statute on discovery requires careful reading because it could differ from other states’ directives.
Opinion
The expert trap
If you want to be a better doctor, try working on your sense of self-importance. Remember your limitations and those of medicine.
Opinion
Hiring the right employees
Many of the personnel questions I receive concern the dreaded “marginal employee” – a person who has never done anything truly heinous to merit...
Best Practices
The 10 Commandments of Internships
As another year of residency begins, we invite all interns to read and consider adopting these principles.
Opinion
The 21st Century Cures Act: Tearing down fortresses to put patients first
“A fortress not only protects those inside of it, but it also enslaves them to work.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
As...
Opinion
Sexual harassment: Prevention and defense
Medical offices are far from immune from harassment, of course, and the problem is not limited to staff interactions.