Move Aside, Twitter! Drs. Have Their Own Social Networking Sites.
In one on my February 25th posts, I talked about the emerging use of Twitter by surgeons in the operating room. But this morning I learned, courtesy of KevinMD, that physicians are using other sites tailored to their profession, to do everything from requesting advice on making a diagnosis, to what wine to serve with [...]
Imaginative Physician Energizes Patient By Singing Outside the Box
OK, I know it’s a little corny, and indeed, this story concerns a rural doctor, but thanks to KevinMD, we have been reminded that there are physicians who will go to any lengths to help their patients. Aware of how badly her elderly patient needed to be brought out of his delerium following hip surgery, this [...]
Ex Practitioner Data Bank Exec No Fan of “Tort Reform”
Robert Oshel, a former associate director of the Division of the Practitioner Data Banks at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, spoke out recently in the Baltimore Sun. (H/T to Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog.) In response to the concerns of physicians worried about increasing malpractice insurance rates, Mr. Oshel wrote, “The solution to high [...]