Healthcare professionals should consider a digital dual citizenship when in comes to email because it would create a focus on digital communication strategies and push for clearer policies and accountability Continue reading
Communication has always been fundamental to the practice of medicine. From the 1684 publication of the first English-language medical journal (the Medicina Curiosa) to the rise of EHRs, there has been a constant effort and evolution in how we collect, share, and use medical information. Continue reading
Patients need not be patient anymore. As medicine’s doctor-knows-best culture of paternalism gives way, patients are participating in ways both personal and public — whether it’s an individual taking part in treatment decisions or groups of patients working to improve care for all. Continue reading
When I became a doctor, last year, I had to sign up for health insurance. The hospital where I work offered two primary options, a Value plan and a Plus plan. One cost less up front, while the other promised more benefits.
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