The “Magic” Of The Placebo Effect
Magician Eric Mead shows us a magic trick and talks about the placebo effect at TEDMED 2009:
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Private Practice Medicine To Be A Thing Of The Past
I’ve written previously that the days of the private practice physician are numbered. A detailed piece from the New York Times confirms the exodus.
Young doctors who are burdened with medical school debt exceeding $150,000 are opting for the financial stability that a salary from a hospital-owned practice, or a large integrative medical center, can bring. Gone are the days where a solo practitioner can hang a shingle and practice in a small office, or in days past, a room adjoining their home.
Read more here: Private practice medicine will soon become extinct.
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
Health Information Online: Will It “Phase Out” Doctors?
More and more patients are on the Internet researching health information, and for the most part this is a good thing. But are doctors in danger of being “phased out” by Google and other search engines?
Read more about it here: Health information online won’t make doctors obsolete.
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
Do Satisfied Patients Mean Good Medical Care?
A version of this op-ed was published on March 15, 2010 in USA Today:
If you recently saw a doctor, you might subsequently receive a survey in the mail asking whether your physician was friendly, spent enough time with you, or showed the appropriate level of concern for your medical issues.
Read the rest of article here: Op-ed: Patient satisfaction doesn’t mean the best medical care
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
When Patients Attack Doctors And Nurses
With the attention rightly focused on patient safety, what about healthcare workers? It’s somewhat of a hidden phenomenon, but attacks on doctors and nurses are on the rise.
Rahul Parikh writes about this in a recent Slate piece. He cites data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which found “healthcare workers are twice as likely as those in other fields to experience an injury from a violent act at work, with nurses being the most common victims.”
In the article, Parikh goes on to detail an attack on a physician who initially refused to give his patient opioid pain medications. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
