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Physician liability and drug recalls

Yes, you need to be cautious and set up a secure system. But liability risks are much less than many doctors fear, say experts.

Payers have devised dozens of ways to deny or delay reimbursement. Is your practice doing enough to fight back?

Let Rep. Pete Stark's intent, and this article, guide you in structuring your practice to keep within those confusing laws.

This doctor's experience with a brain tumor and surgery gave him a new outlook on his life and his practice.

The satisfactions of being a stealth philanthropist are many?and including a runner-up award in our Doctors& Writing Contest.

Joseph LaBricciosa&s sister-in-law thought so, and sued him for malpractice. But what would you have done in his place?

Palliative Care, Medical Marijuana, Abortion, Practice Management, Rx Price Controls

Joseph LaBricciosa&s sister-in-law thought so, and sued him for malpractice. But what would you have done in his place?

In treating a stubbed toe, the author stumbled upon an enduring truth.

A conniving patient reminds his physician that to practice medicine is a blessing.

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Tadeusz J. Majchrzak

Drug Plans for Seniors, Medicare, Our Web Poll, Managed Care, Bureaucracy

New disease management programs are enabling physicians to do just that. Can this help you improve care, or is it just another boondoggle?

Congress, Lobbying, Public Opinion

Being able-bodied isn't necessarily a requirement for a career in medicine.

A hurricane threatened to pummel the author's community and practice. Here's how he and his patients got through it.

Many physicians who were on the front lines of these incidents have resolved to spend more time with their own kids and young patients. Some have also taken steps to help reduce teen violence nationwide.

Letters to the Editors

Being able-bodied isn’t necessarily a requirement for a career in medicine.

Tax Fraud, Traffic Safety, Taxes, Investing, Entertainment

Guest Ed Memo, in which Dr. Elliott passes along lessons she's learned about how a doctor must deal with his or her mistakes in patient care.

An Arizona physician who approved drug orders for an Internet pharmacy believed he was providing patients with "a good service." The state medical board disagreed.

On socialized medicine and travel insurance, On rude patients, On boys, monkeys, and simpler days, On relationships

After nearly a week of treating patients in Nicaragua, this physician realized that curing isn&t everything. Her story was runner-up for the Young Doctor Award in the Medical Economics Doctors& Writing Contest for 2000.

A 77-year-old plastic surgeon, Martha Morgan MacGuffie created SHARE (Society for Hospital and Resources Exchange) to assist AIDS orphans in Africa. She enlists the assistance of American schoolchildren in her efforts, seeking to educate them about the dangers of AIDS as well.

On retirement, On imaging studies, and why I order lots, On today's older patients

The elderly patient had been hoarding medications from various sources. What if she had taken them all?

Bureaucracy, Medicare, Lobbying, Congress, Marketplace