Are Guidelines Needed to Assess Competence of Aging Physicians?
Reps from physician, hospital, patient safety organizations explore need for national guidelines
AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model
New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?
Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
Prevalence of Acute Otitis Media 46 Percent by Age 12 Months
Infants with AOM have significantly higher pathogenic bacterial colonization rates
Image-Guided Surveillance Beneficial for Head, Neck Cancer
Similar survival for PET-CT-guided surveillance and planned neck dissection, but fewer operations
FDA: Most Powdered Medical Gloves Should Be Banned in U.S.
Side effects include airway and wound inflammation, agency says
Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines
Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015
Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Intraoperative Administration of OTO-201 Safe in Tube Placement
Otic suspension of ciprofloxacin safe, effective for children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement
Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care
In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
