Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Sandberg, RRT,
April 2013
... all follow the same medical criteria and similar practice standards. Three providers, VitalAire, MedPro, and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
April 2013
... Society of Gastroenterologists and the Toward Optimized Practice Program. A summary of the NASPGHAN, AGA and WGO ...
Editorials /
BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD
April 2013
... And many of them see the role bring real harm to their practice, their health, their relationships with their ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
April 2013
... Money is also available to local divisions of family practice to work collaboratively with health authorities to ... ease the load years ago. I can see the biggest boon to my practice being the ability to call patients on occasion ... for an appointment to fulfill my current fee-for-service practice. I will participate in this initiative through my ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Bill Cavers, MD
April 2013
... as of 1 April on two levels: to divisions of family practice to begin the work of increasing primary care ... and found that the more patients go to the same family practice, the lower the overall annual cost to the health ... a family doctor and actively looking for one. The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Blair, MD,
April 2013
After 30 years in practice and 4 years working at a high level of health ... out of touch with the realities of modern hospital-based practice. There is widespread frustration among specialist ...
Letters /
BY: Robert G. Holmes, MD
April 2013
... a week, as I did when I was in the saddle. This rural practice area bears no relation to city or suburban practice. The population doubles in the summer months with ... is a great medical need. Sadly, the logistics of medical practice are not taught at medical school, and I could be at ...
News
April 2013
... health care sector with taxpayer support and dual practice. The study authors feel that emulating the ...
President's Comment /
BY: Shelley Ross, MD
April 2013
... medical care, and affect the style and type of physician practice. Due to the nature of many rural facilities, all ... speaking, rural physicians have a broader scope of practice than their urban counterparts. The abilities of ... Relationships can be more closely formed in rural practice because of the greater chance for encounter ...
Editorials /
BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG
May 2013
... but the feeling of reward is more intense. Building a practice or unit from scratch, and then establishing a reputation for excellence in that practice or unit, is about as rewarding as it gets in the ... the hospital and keeps me on my toes. Of course, medical practice in any location has its business side, so naturally ...