Contracts
Call coverage: What’s in the contract?
THE CONTRACT STATED that the surgeon would join the two-physician practice at the same time as another doctor, bringing the total physician count to...
Doctors ignore noncompete terms at their peril
WHEN IT COMES TO restrictive covenants—also known as noncompetes—too many physicians make the mistake of believing these clauses are unenforceable. As a result, they figure...
Taking a new job? Will you be covered when you leave?
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB and you’ve got a good handle on the compensation plan, the call schedule and the health benefits. But how...
Technology
March 12, 2025
Patient encounters per shift: Who has the highest volume?
Who in hospital medicine has the most patient encounters per shift? Data from our most recent survey found that on average, hospitalists have 16.3 patient encounters per shift. Adult...
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, a Houston nurse posted critical comments on Facebook about a young patient with measles. Besides raising privacy questions, the comments also questioned the value of vaccinations. Shortly after the post went public, the nurse was fired.
The...
WHETHER IT'S TO EDUCATE PATIENTS, calculate anticoagulation risks or choose the best test to order, doctors with smartphones ought to take some mobile medical apps with them on their rounds.
That was the message that Anoop Agrawal, MD, a med-peds...
