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.
April 15, 2011Friday Medicare Technological advancements Oklahoma DOs awarded first incentive checks in nation for ‘meaningful use’ With help from a regional extension center, husband and wife team earn $21,250 for upgrading their electronic health record system.
March 29, 2011Tuesday geriatric medicinemedical school Learning by living Age-old insights: UNECOM student experiences life inside a nursing home Matthew E. Sharbaugh, OMS II, hopped in his truck and set off to sign into a nursing home.
March 4, 2011Friday patient care Financial health Clinical recession: Economic slowdown takes toll on DOs’ practices, patients Battered by patient losses, osteopathic physicians have cut expenses, learned new skills and added services.
March 3, 2011Thursday research Best of both worlds MSUCOM’s DO-PhD program trains bench-to-bedside-savvy researchers One of eight in the nation, MSUCOM’s DO-PhD program has doubled its applicants in recent years.
Feb. 22, 2011Tuesday EHRstechnology In transition EHR time drain: Oklahoma DO bemoans tunneling through software templates “It’s frustrating,” says Joseph R. Schlecht, DO. “It takes an extra hour a day to do my work.”
Feb. 4, 2011Friday EHRstechnology Embracing technology Paperless from the get-go: EHRs’ efficiency, care benefits win over NY DO Anna M. Lamb, DO, never even gave a thought to using paper records when she opened her solo practice.
July 30, 2010Friday House of Delegates AOA Policy House calls for petitioning FDA to review drug expiration dates Physicians seek more flexibility to distribute medications to people who need them, including the growing numbers of the jobless.
July 29, 2010Thursday House of Delegates No smoking House: Insurers should adopt CDC guidelines on covering tobacco cessation The resolution also calls on health plans to reimburse for these services. “Some of us have not been paid,” a delegate said.
July 27, 2010Tuesday House of Delegatesmarijuana Too close to call Unwilling to renounce medical marijuana, House calls for more study Resolution called for withholding support until research results befit an FDA-approved drug.