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Internet psychotherapy for depression in primary care shows effectivenessPatients suffering from depression who participated in online cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions were nearly 2.5 times more likely to recover from depression than their standard care counterparts.
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Carefully discharge difficult patientsAll physicians are perfect, and all patients are perfect, right? Wrong. When the doctor-patient relationship goes south, you have the right to terminate your involvement, just so long as you follow these rules.
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Does it make sense to treat my children unequally in my will?Sometimes dividing your estate unequally among your children makes sense, but doing so also can cause lasting conflict.
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My $100,000 sidelineThis doctor gives presentations for drug companies. Here's how he gets the lucrative gigs.
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Viewpoint: All hospitals should publish their fee schedulesHow one urinalysis reflects the state of U.S. health care.
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Marathon runners: Should we screen all of them?A physician runner ponders the question of whether or not physicals should be mandatory for all long-distance runners.
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Viewpoint: 5 health-care reforms that would immediately save money and improve carePhysicians sometimes see reforms that lawmakers do not.
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Haircut, manicure, and a little medicineCosmetic procedures at beauty salon? These doctors love them.
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Pearson: Healthcare reform is the right thing to doMedical Economics editorial board member Jeffrey K. Pearson, DO, shares his opinion about the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling.
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Call is a waste of timeFor primary care physicians, being at the mercy of a pager is not only annoying, but accomplishes little, the author asserts.
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I see dead peopleAs an emergency physician, this doctor expects to encounter death. But his most unsettling incidents occur outside the ED.
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I saw Europe in my brand new carThe author got a break on his new Mercedes-Benz-plus he got to drive it around Europe before shipping it home.
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2019 Physician Writing Contest Winner: The patient who lowered my shieldThe first place winner for the physician writing contest.
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Can small independent practices survive?If the choice of personal medical care offered by small practices is to be preserved, the rules of the game must change.
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Fixing medical care: The pride of ownershipRestoring the trusted patient-physician relationship.
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Viewpoint: What doctors can learn from airlinesIn light of the current economic recession, patients must realize that many doctors will begin to charge for goods and services that up until now have been free and taken for granted.
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About the size of ...Is that a golf-ball-like swelling-or is it closer to a ping-pong ball? Doctors reporting their clinical observations need to know the difference, says the author.
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Why my new practice is devoted to reversing chronic diseaseChronic diseases are often referred to as Western diseases due to being more affluent and industrialized. But affluence and industry do not lead to disease, the lifestyle that commonly goes along with them does.
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Finding time for a personal life outside of medicine2017 Physician Writing Contest winners - First Place winner: "This Wednesday"
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Your 2006 taxes: 9 costly mistakesThere are some things in life you want to get right the first time; your taxes ought to rank right up there.
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The snake in the ERThe experienced emergency department nurse only added to the author's trepidation.
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I couldn't let the patient die--not yetToo much unfinished business, the author thought. But when death was near, was he right to invervene so forcefully?
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How to survive Medicare payment cutsCuts are coming. Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula mandates your payments decrease, and there's no guarantee Congress will step in again with a "doc fix." If you take action now, you can avoid an unpleasant shock on New Year's Day 2013.
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My last patientA recently retired physician reflects on his last patient and the healthcare system.
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Financial Makeover: Finally earning "real money"—now what?This young pediatrician has a new house and a few bucks in the bank. But she and her husband have substantial debts and almost no retirement savings. Here's the fiscal blueprint our financial expert came up with.
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New-model road test: Will this new breed of SUV lure you aboard?If you're reluctant to join the buyer bandwagon, maybe the Ford Escape or Acura MDX will finally change your mind.
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A big new break for pension plans. But act fastYou have until Oct. 1 to sail your practice's 401(k) into a regulatory "safe harbor" for 2000. For 2001, the deadline is Dec. 1.
