April 4, 2016Monday obesity Q&A How I practice: Obesity medicine physician steers kids to healthy choices Tyree Winters, DO, draws on his own childhood struggles with weight to connect with his patients.
March 16, 2016Wednesday loan repaymentprimary carescholarshipsstudent debtunderserved areas A rewarding opportunity How the NHSC can help ease financial worries Student debt can influence practice decisions. Scholarship programs like the NHSC offer relief for those dreaming of primary care careers.
March 4, 2016Friday patient carephysician-patient relationshipstethoscope The Great Debate Is the stethoscope still the quintessential physician’s tool? Two hundred years after its invention, physicians debate whether the stethoscope is still at the heart of medicine.
March 3, 2016Thursday health appspatient caretechnology What’s going around Clammy with a chance of sniffles: New health apps track sickness hotspots Health surveillance apps are being touted as Doppler maps for disease. Do they live up to the hype?
Feb. 26, 2016Friday EHRsmeaningful use Policy update AOA Town Hall: DOs in Medicare should consider Meaningful Use hardship exception DOs participating in Medicare must be aware of application deadlines for attestation and new hardship exception for the 2015 performance year.
Feb. 4, 2016Thursday infectious diseases Global Crisis Answering your patients’ top questions about the Zika virus DOs break down what you need to know about the global health emergency.
Jan. 21, 2016Thursday medical scribespatient carepractice management Increasing productivity Medical scribes help ease burdens as practices go paperless A medical scribe may be the person you’ve been looking for to help your care team be more productive.