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High unemployment in your locale can put holes in your schedule. Here's how to cope.

This physician feared for his life after a bogus "doctor" he helped convict was sent to jail.

It took a nurse's bedside observation to help me solve this medical mystery.

More and more doctors are hearing this as more and more patients are lured into class-action suits.

A physician discovers a possibly fatal blunder in his own mother's treatment.

Request for information; mail order pharmacies; postcard reminders; release of records

A Texas judge hits a high-profile lawyer with a $50,000 fine for filing a frivolous malpractice suit.

A college health physician describes a typical day on her job--and the many reasons why she loves it.

A new Institute of Medicine report calls for more-stringent licensing and recredentialing criteria.

The JCAHO's new pain standards create more problems than they solve, charges the author.

Bill payments; accounting rules; accidental disclosures; disclosure to a spouse; treatment for STDs; document shredding

The era of bigger is better is over. There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to expansion decisions, but here are some guidelines.

"Vicarious liability" and "ostensible agency" sound like obscure legal theories, but they can land you in court. Here's how to protect yourself.

A long spell of declining prices could mean financial disaster--unless you're prepared, this noted economist says.

Having a clinical pharmacist on staff can enhance patient care, prevent medication errors, and make your workday more manageable.

"Updating" your clinical records to bolster your malpractice defense is a sure way to lose the case, say attorneys.

Our new series, "What would you do?"

This class-action lawsuit could force insurers to stop shortchanging physicians.

Four doctors who quit medicine tell us why they "unretired," and how they feel about being back in practice. Plus, some tips from the experts to help you handle your own transitions.

Badly injured on his way to work, this doctor learned that his employer's workers' comp plan wouldn't cover him.

In theory, yes. But in reality, doctors rarely lose their personal assets.

After five years as a stock broker, this doctor returned as a hospitalist.

Four doctors who quit medicine tell us why they "unretired," and how they feel about being back in practice. Plus, some tips from the experts to help you handle your own transitions.

Coordinating their care is a challenge physicians must plan for.

Two very busy physicians almost lost their hospital privileges because they wanted to restrict the scope of their practice.

When symptoms don't make sense or a story doesn't hang together, there's usually a deeper meaning.

Older teens and twenty-somethings can be challenging and appreciative patients, and can insure a healthy practice base for years to come.

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