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Your liability for a nurse's mistake

Good dictation habits improve patient care, lower malpractice risk, and boost income.

By giving a dying patient the gift of time, this doctor learned the value of compassion.

Even if you're happy with your financial planner, a change of address is a good time to re-evaluate the relationship.

Good Samaritan Laws, Managed Care, Medical Practice

Despite some tough challenges, the pharmaceutical industry still presents good investment opportunities.

A kid's health problem--temporary or chronic--puts incredible strain on physician-parents. Here's how a few have learned to cope.

Most physicians like working with detail people. Still, the relationship can get rocky at times. Here's why.

Warning your patients about the dangers of food allergies may save their lives. Not warning them can cost you--big-time.

In this ethnically diverse country of ours, patients with health care customs and practices quite different from Western medicine's are looking for doctors who understand their needs. Will you be one of them?

Many seniors are reluctant to give up the wheel, despite deteriorating driving skills. Here's how to reach them.

Many states require an expert's "pre-certification" when plaintiffs file malpractice claims. But a high-profile court case in North Carolina could change that.

Although the author risked a lawsuit, she decided to speak up about the communication failures that may have contributed to this baby's death.

The author took two very different approaches to two cases of genital herpes. What would you do?

By virtue of their deep pockets and global reach, these blue chips should do very well as the economy rebounds.

Personal contact keeps medicine fresh, the author says. It's a lesson he learned the hard way and relates in this 2001 Doctors' Writing Contest prize winner.

False positives can have devastating results. How can you protect your patients, and yourself, from an erroneous diagnosis?

Sometimes you have to act immediately and think about it later. This doctor and his wife didn't hesitate--and didn't miss.

Specialists unload patients on this primary care doctor, expecting her to do the work they don't get paid for. And she's tired of it.

It's no accident that certain stocks perform consistently well. Here's what they have in common.

They can be extremely crafty, but this veteran physician has learned to spot the tricks.

Your colleagues share their secrets for defusing hostility, coaxing compliance, and allaying anxiety.

People don't tell the truth about their health for a variety of reasons--some of which could have dangerous repercussions.

Concerned about drug interactions in older patients? Here's a convenient way to head off potential problems.

An episode of prolonged atrial fibrillation, makes a young cardiologist take stock and make changes.

A troubled physician faces criminal charges in the deaths of five patients. The state says it was homicide; the doctor says it was compassionate care.

As more and more laboratories put test results online, your patients' reports could be as close as your Web browser.

A department head's liability for a colleague's mishap

Spending more time managing investments than enjoying their gains? Take these steps now to clear out the clutter.

Here are some proven techniques to persuade stubborn patients. New public education campaigns should also help.