May 31, 2011Tuesday students Next generation Enticed then turned off by medicine, Student DO of the Year comes full circle New DO once had seen too many physicians “whose behavior didn’t match my philosophy of how to treat people.”
May 27, 2011Friday accountable care organizations Unattractive option? Physicians rebuff Medicare’s new accountable care organizations DOs cite program’s financial risks, administrative burdens: “Physicians are not going to go for this.”
May 17, 2011Tuesday EHRs Lessons learned Slow Internet connection dead-ends Web-based EHR for rural DO After months of searching for an EHR, Oklahoma practice pulls plug after two months.
May 13, 2011Friday In Memoriam A life in medicine In Memoriam: May 13, 2011 View the names of osteopathic physicians who have died recently.
May 6, 2011Friday Joe Heck DO DO in the House U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, DO, leverages his emergency medicine skills in Congress Medical, veterans, district issues drive Nevada’s first-term congressman: “I read every bill and never miss a vote.”
May 5, 2011Thursday DO Day on Capitol HillMedicare ‘Don’t be shy’ White coats in Congress: Hundreds of DOs, students meet with U.S. lawmakers More than 600 DOs, osteopathic medical students and others took part in the AOA’s annual DO Day on Capitol Hill.
May 2, 2011Monday nuclear radiation ‘No safe dose of radiation’ Anti-nuclear DO a go-to media source in aftermath of Japan disaster Jeffrey J. Patterson, DO, has conducted more than 40 interviews with radio, television, print and Web-based media outlets.
May 2, 2011Monday In Memoriam A life in medicine Former trustee Dr. Bowden remembered for his skill, humility, example Boyd W. Bowden II, DO, was a gifted mentor whose work ethic, humor and respect for others provided lessons beyond the clinic, DOs say.