News to End the Week
Setting the Record on the “Malpractice Crisis” Straight in Maryland. Today’s Baltimore Sun contains an eye-opening opinion piece that calls for victims of medical malpractice to be treated fairly. According to the AP News, some doctors are returning to the tradition of making house calls, but are now carrying more than their small black “doctor’s bag.” British [...]
Your Surgery, Live on Twitter
Surgeons have tapped into the benefits of using Twitter to broadcast their findings to other doctors in reat-time, according to KevinMd. Kevin makes the point that using Twitter provides a means to share medical findings instantly with a wide audience. But he also takes the long view, raising questions about patient privacy. Doctors will have [...]
Doctors vs. Nurse Practitioners, or Doctors with Nurse Practitioners
Today, KevinMD broaches a difficult subject: how can doctors and nurse practitioners work together profitably, at a time when nurse practitioners could, and may have to, provide services traditionally offered only by physicians?