Comparative effectiveness research

As long as money is involved, industry will do their best to convince physicians and patients to spend more money for their profits.

Should we have preferred the devil we knew?

Now we just do not know what will happen. As usual, Bob Doherty places this political happening into perspective.

We (the universe of medical educators) have a responsibility to make bedside manner part of our everyday concerns.

We (the universe of medical educators) have a responsibility to make bedside manner part of our everyday concerns.

A 53-year-old man, with a history of DM II, hypertension, depression and hepatitis C, He is admitted for muscle cramps.

What could cause such acute cellular destruction? When I first heard this presentation at morning report I assumed viral hepatitis.

Here is a puzzle for you to consider. One of my residents told me that I needed to post more clnical problems.

Let me explain. The RUC has systematically (either with or without malice) over valued procedures and undervalued cognition.

Please comment and I will respond. Perhaps we could even develop a health care bloggers guide to decreasing health care costs!

I ask how we should modify our system to encourage the growth of primary care. Money does matter. To think otherwise is unfortunately wrong.