My first consulting assignment involved a surgeon on a small medical staff with chronic depression. He would experience meltdowns...Read More »
Over the past several years, healthcare quality has come under increased scrutiny. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM)...Read More »
Last month, we discussed having a comprehensive communication plan that allows the medical staff to communicate with all of its...Read More »
How should medical staff members who take the time to prepare and present continuing medical education (CME) be rewarded? There...Read More »
Aristotle spoke of practical wisdom in his classic book Nicomachean Ethics, as noted in the contemporary book by Barry...Read More »
Electronic medical records (EMR), smartphones, texting, e-mail, remote access-all of these innovations have hit the healthcare...Read More »
Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions...Read More »
Hospitalists have a lot of information to absorb when they join a new program. As they begin to practice, they must match their...Read More »
In last month's CPRLI, we reported that physicians who say "I'm sorry" to patients after an adverse medical event may risk...Read More »
It seems physicians just can't win: If they report a hospital or another physician for quality of care issues, they risk losing...Read More »
