Social Psychology May Help With Physician Error Disclosure
Deliberate practice, together with lessons from social psychology, can implement change in error disclosure
Few Emergency Clinicians Know Costs of ER Tests, Treatment
Education concerning cost could improve efficiency and decrease costs, researchers say
New Bill Intends to Repeal Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals
Bill introduced in U.S. House of Representatives has bipartisan support with more than 50 co-sponsors
New Health Care Act Could Result in 23 Million Losing Insurance
While premiums may lower over the long-term, many would face much higher out-of-pocket costs
Path to Empathy Deemed As Vital As Being Empathetic
Conclusion could be especially useful in context of medical professions, researcher says
New Interactive Module Aims to Clarify Professional Boundaries
Module focuses on potential boundary violations relating to treating family, colleagues, receiving gifts
Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer
Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
ATS: Cancer-Related Suicide Risk Highest for Lung Cancer Patients
Odds up four-fold compared to people in the general population
One in Five Cancers in the United States Is Considered Rare
Little-known malignancies harder to diagnose and treat, researchers say
ASCO: Early Detection of Cancers Up Since Affordable Care Act
The exception was diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer, which declined
