What are the common mistakes leaders make during the pandemic?
COVID has made organizations more complex, and if leaders don’t recognize that, employees and productivity will suffer.
Diabetic Retinopathy and the Importance of Screening
A discussion on optimizing the number of patients with diabetes who receive screening for diabetic retinopathy to ensure the best quality outcomes.
The Importance of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients With Diabetes
Learn why one organization prioritizes screening for diabetic retinopathy among patients with diabetes.
What leadership challenges have emerged from the COVID-19 crisis?
When the very nature of how we do work changes, leaders have to evolve.
How can technology help solve the opioid epidemic and the associated mental health issues?
Only a co-operative effort between many areas of society can make a difference, but technology still has an important role to play.
Physician moonlighting: How to find opportunities, earn extra money and expand your career
How physicians can find moonlighting opportunities, on today’s Medical Economics Pulse.
What can primary care doctors do to help reduce opioid addiction during COVID?
Their position on the frontlines gives them a unique perspective and a unique role to make a difference.
Is COVID causing more relapses of opioid addicts because of mental health issues?
More people are suffering and seeking treatment than before the pandemic.
Has COVID contributed toward creating new opioid addicts, or just made the existing problem worse?
Those who suffer from substance use disorders are seeing their problems exacerbated by the pandemic.
What effect has COVID had on the opioid problem in this country?
The opioid problem may have fallen out of the headlines, but the data shows a lot of bad news.
Does the typical malpractice insurance policy cover COVID-related claims?
In many cases, a policy will protect a physician, but there are some exceptions to be aware of during the pandemic.
What do practices need to do to minimize their risk from COVID-related legal action?
There’s an important strategy to follow if you want to minimize your risk.
Many states have passed legislation that helps protect businesses from COVID-related lawsuits—do these laws help medical practices as well?
In most cases, yes, but there are caveats.
How physicians can find work-life balance, part 2
How physicians can find balance between their personal and professional lives.
Is there any state or region where COVID-related malpractice actions are more prevalent than another?
The riskier a state’s residents, the more vulnerable a practice may be to lawsuits.
Is there a particular type of practice that might be more vulnerable than another to COVID-related malpractice suits?
Certain practices will need to take extra precautions due to heightened risks.
Are there common mistakes or oversights that make practices more vulnerable to COVID-related lawsuits?
Coronavirus distractions may put your practice at risk.
How primary care doctors can help patients prepare for the holidays
Here’s how you can help patients make the right choices—even when they might not want to
Is following CDC guidelines, as far as safety goes, enough to protect the practice from lawsuits?
The answer may not be as clear-cut as you think.
What new liability threats have emerged from COVID-19?
The virus is a major threat, but it may be the tangential things that pose the biggest risks to providers.
How physicians can protect personal assets from liability
In the midst of a global pandemic, there are new liability risks physicians need to prepare for.
Is there anything legislatively that’s happening at either the state or federal level that could have an impact on EHRs?
Government help will probably be limited
How well do most EHRs handle telehealth and will there be better integration of the two in the future?
EHRs have to break down technology silos.
Has the pandemic had any effect on EHR development or changed existing offerings in any way?
Hardware, software and upgrades have all been affected.
How physicians can find balance between professional and personal life
As we move toward the next generation of EHRs, what are the biggest changes doctors can expect to see?
More data at the point of care can streamline everything from prior auths to prescriptions
What are EHR vendors doing to improve the user experience?
Traditionally, vendors have focused on government requirements and not on usability
An overview of diabetes in the U.S. today
The key to treating diabetes is to understand it
What’s happening with apps for EHRs?
Can tech companies make EHR apps work for doctors?
The latest on diabetes management: Treatment plans, therapies, tech and more
The latest on managing diabetes with Marie E. McDonnell, MD
