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American Family Physician August 15, 2000 James Hallenbeck	Curbside Consultation When should a physician disclose personal information to a patient, and what do we do when a particular case touches on our own suffering? At a deeper level, how do we deal with our own mortality in caring for the seriously ill and dying?
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Al Topin	Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation?
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin	The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author.
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 Forrest Lang	Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency...
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
American Family Physician November 1, 2000 Forrest Lang	Curbside Consultation A Doctor Who Is Blamed for a Patient's Condition...
Managed Care November 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	When Falling in Love Falls Out of Bounds The subject of physician-patient boundaries illustrates how well-intentioned policy can be written in a way that is simply too shallow to serve the goals of ethics
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark	New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product.
CIO September 27, 2013	How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Nusbaum & Hamilton	The Proactive Sexual Health History Physicians consistently underestimate the prevalence of sexual concerns in their patients. By allocating time to discuss sexual health during office visits, high-risk sexual behaviors that can cause STDs, unintended pregnancies, and unhealthy sexual decisions may be reduced.
Managed Care August 2001	In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction...
American Family Physician January 15, 2001 Scott C. Conley	Deep Waters A physician can actually achieve significant therapeutic benefit for a patient by addressing the manifestations of an illness that no stethoscope or laboratory test can detect. Simply put, there is healing power in words.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000	AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents...
Managed Care January 2005	Private Practice Physicians Find Dual Role Challenging When it comes to balancing the role of business owner and practicing physician, many private practice doctors are having a tough time of it.
Managed Care October 2002 Pamela L. Popp	How To -- And Not To -- Disclose Medical Errors to Patients Health care facilities and physician practices must commence development and implementation of a disclosure policy. The policy should include a statement of the need and willingness of the patient and physician to have an open and honest relationship and a constant dialogue.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Share of Screen: Prioritizing Electronic Health Records Are electronic health records a viable channel for engagement?
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 John W. Thompson, Jr.	A Pregnant Woman Victimized by Physical Abuse Domestic violence in the United States is a problem of enormous proportions and represents a significant health concern. Here's how a physician can respond.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'...
American Family Physician December 1, 2000	Curbside Consultation A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father...
Managed Care October 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	When Patients Repay Docs By Putting Them in Their Wills The other day, a lawyer called to ask me whether it was ethical for a doctor to accept a large bequest from a patient's estate.
American Family Physician March 15, 2002 Frank A. Chervenak	A Group Practice Disagrees About Offering Contraception This case concerns the justification of moral constraints that a physician group decides to apply to itself in the provision of patient services. Family physicians confront this issue with regard to reproductive medical services as well as other practices...
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Ronald Schneeweiss, M.B., Ch.B.	Curbside Consultation What is the role of a consultant in the referral process? What constitutes a "good" referral?
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
Managed Care June 2007 Lola Butcher	What the Devil Is Information Therapy? Welcome to information therapy, the practice of providing more and better information to patients so they can contribute more to their healing.
American Family Physician June 15, 2002 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Asking teenaged patients about sensitive subjects... A resident takes charge of a patient with queit confidence and skill... Never a more important house call... etc.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2009 Marcee Nelson	Ten Minutes to Connect What women are looking for in their physician's office is less consultation and more conversation.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Sarah Krug	Introducing the 'Chief Patient Officer' Now is the time for pharma companies to appoint a Chief Patient Officer, a new position designed to build an accord around patient trust.
Managed Care October 2004	AMA to Congress: Make Plans Respond Within 5 Minutes AMA delegates at the organization's annual meeting this year complained that doctors often have to wait more than 20 minutes to get an approval, often with the patient in the examining room.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Michael D. Fetters	Curbside Consultation Case Scenario: A Daughter Who Won't Let Her Mother Go
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 James O'Brien	Caring for Caregivers Long-term care given by family members is a central component of our current health care system and, thus, a critical social policy issue...
American Journal of Nursing September 2011 Adams & Tolich	Original Research: Blood Transfusion: The Patient's Experience This study therefore sought to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether it causes them discomfort.
American Journal of Nursing September 2011 Schmid et al.	Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study At Childrens Hospital Boston, an algorithm-the Risk of Suicidality Clinical Practice Algorithm has been developed to ensure evidence-based care supported by best practice guidelines.
CIO October 29, 2015 Martha Heller	Amgen uses algorithms to venture into digital healthcare A senior vice president of global marketing and commercial development, says she's working with the CIO to set up a digital healthcare organization that can help physicians better predict how patients will respond to therapies.
Nursing July 2011 Tina Myer	Inside Intentional Self-Injury How nurses can identify signs and symptoms of self-injurious behavior and intervene effectively.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Elys Roberts & Sarah Phillips	The Emergence of the Pro-Patient How can pharma embrace and interact with increasingly informed and demanding patients to bring positive outcomes for all?
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 Marc Tunzi	Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice
Managed Care January 2007	Change From Salary to Relative Value Units Leads to Higher Income for Physicians A Minnesota medical group that contracted with HealthPartners was able to improve cost of care, physician compensation, and patient access without harming patient satisfaction when the group converted from a salary payment system for physicians to one solely dependent on physician productivity.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 LeVine & Zucker	Marketing to Professionals: Professional Promotion Through Patient Understanding Patient-feedback programs can go a long way in helping physicians understand which drugs work.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Nancy A. Phillips	Female Sexual Dysfunction: Evaluation and Treatment Sexual dysfunction includes desire, arousal, orgasmic and sex pain disorders (dyspareunia and vaginismus). Primary care physicians must assume a proactive role in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders...
Managed Care August 2001	Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply...
Managed Care April 2006 Tony Berberabe	Insurers Rely on Providers To Screen for Depression With access only to claims data, health plans strive to promote the importance of depression screening to their providers.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Susan Louisa Montauk	The Homeless in America: Adapting Your Practice In 2004, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse placed eight guidelines from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on its Web site. Seven of the guidelines are on specific disease processes and one is on general care.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010	Optimizing TV Advertising Placements & Results Brand managers choosing to advertise an anti-depressant on "Criminal Minds" may not be making the best choice. New methodologies reveal "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" along with "The Bachelor" to be shows favored by depressives.
Nursing Management September 2011 Sally Austin	What does EMTALA mean for you? When a patient enters your hospital, do you know what your obligations are under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act?
Bio-IT World March 2006 Charles Firneno	Physician Portals Fill the Gap Multifunctional physician/patient portals can provide insight into value and product performance issues. Such insight can be combined with medical claims and pharmacy data as well as with blinded safety data to provide an organic view of product performance.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jennifer Ringler	The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout?
Nursing Management March 2010 Becker & Schmidtke	All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals.
American Family Physician November 15, 2002 William G. Elder	When the Side Effect Is Really the Symptom Several studies have supported the importance of physician-patient relationships on medication compliance in patients with schizophrenia.