In our increasingly diverse world, clear communication is critical. The authors offer strategies for interacting effectively with patients from different cultural backgrounds.
Shortage of needed surgical supplies, surplus of capital equipment, and inefficient identification of end-of-life items can wreak havoc on a hospital’s finance and operations.
Professional support needs to get better. In short, we need more flexibility, sensitivity, and open-mindedness from employers. Along with employee assistance programs, conversation and education are fundamental if our goal is to increase understandin...
This article provides a brief history of TikTok, the advantages and disadvantages of TikTok, and, finally, advice on getting started using TikTok in your practice by a physician who has implemented the app and has nearly 500,000 fans.
We surveyed our patients’ concerns about returning to in-person clinic visits to inform our efforts to address those concerns and maximize patients’ comfort in coming in for appropriate care. Additionally, we wanted to assess the effectiveness of usi...
Independent practices benefit from having a physician leader whose role is both formal and visible, and who often has paid time for nonclinical and administrative responsibilities.
By powering a new generation of tools and systems that make clinicians more aware of nuances, more efficient when delivering care, and more likely to get ahead of developing problems, AI will usher in a new era of clinical quality and exciting breakt...
Gender norms presume that women should be agreeable and nurturing, and when they violate these norms through self-promotion and decisiveness, they’re often penalized for that behavior in a way that men wouldn’t be. How can women navigate this conundr...
There is broad recognition that primary care can and should play a more central role in U.S. health care — that doing so will improve outcomes and reduce costs. But this will require rethinking the processes and metrics that have come to dominate pri...
