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What to do when a friend seeks your medical help

Friends may be inclined to ask you for medical care. Learn why it’s an issue and how you can respond.

Ethics
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4 MIN READ

Clinics use team care to cut time doctors spend on clerical tasks

Care team coordinators can help with medication reconciliation, preventive care reminders and other tasks that don’t require a physician’s involvement.

Sustainability
Target BP gold and participant awards
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4 MIN READ

Here's how to earn recognition for your BP control work

Physician practices and health systems can earn recognition for their work in improving the hypertension-control rate among their patients. Find out how to get your plaudits.

Hypertension
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5 MIN READ

Family days help loved ones understand anesthesiology’s stressors

To promote well-being among anesthesiologists, a medical center launched a simulation day to help family members better understand their loved ones’ role and offer critical social support.

Physician Health
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3 MIN READ

Why added-sugar nutrition labeling could save lives, money

Revised labels calling out a food product’s added sugar content should create huge benefits to the nation’s health and economy—if consumers understand and use the information.

Public Health
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3 MIN READ

Nanoethics: It’s time for big thinking about nanomedicine

Innovations in nanotechnology have revolutionized how we think about disease diagnosis and treatment at the cellular level. This is what physicians should know.

Ethics
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4 MIN READ

Family physician spreads word on burnout fight, 1 t-shirt at a time

This Montana family doctor has a message for his colleagues: Like the phoenix, they too can rise above physician burnout.

Physician Health
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Fix the "pebble in the shoe" problems to cut physician burnout

To improve physician satisfaction, this health system asked doctors to share frustrations that could be addressed quickly. Here is what happened.

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Physician Health
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3 MIN READ

Family picnic or walk-in clinic? What to do when family asks for care

Requests for care from relatives are exceedingly common. The right response preserves the relationship while making sure the person gets good care.

Ethics