Waste in healthcare delivery; tort reform/deficit reduction; a medical malpractice expert speaks out; and a looming Supreme Court decision.
Medscape Business of Medicine

Roundup: Why do plaintiffs abandon claims?; Malpractice reform projects in limbo; A candidate lawyers love to hate; “No” to gun inquiries
Medscape Business of Medicine

Accountable care organizations will increasingly become part of more doctors’ lives, but they bring new risks of malpractice lawsuits and require increased attention to new areas.
Medscape Business of Medicine

The barriers to clinician prescribing of lifestyle medicine are slowly, but surely, being removed.
Medscape Public Health

Judges deciding malpractice cases; reducing diagnostic testing; “Show me your notes!” and more.
Medscape Business of Medicine

There are 4 types of insurance policies, which vary in coverage. Will yours leave you flat when you need it most?
Medscape Business of Medicine

Challenges continue for physicians as the legal landscape becomes more complex. Battles emerge over public disclosure of physician records and other issues.
Medscape Business of Medicine

Defensive medicine is a fact of life, and some of the proposals involved with healthcare reform may keep it alive and well, says this physician.
Medscape Business of Medicine

Although ICD-10 coding isn’t required until 2013, there are some key issues that it pays to start getting ready now.
Medscape Business of Medicine

The elaborate process of e-prescribing controlled substances has uncertain appeal for practitioners.
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

In Dr. Sandra Fryhofer’s column, “Staying Well,” she provides insights and useful recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Medscape Internal Medicine

In Dr. Sandra Fryhofer’s column, “Staying Well,” she provides insights and useful recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Medscape Internal Medicine

Not knowing about REMS could hurt your patients … and you.
Medscape Pharmacists

Not knowing about REMS could hurt your patients … and you.
Medscape Pharmacists

A malpractice attorney describes the malpractice dangers that can arise from your answering service and tells doctors what they need to do to prevent them.
Medscape Business of Medicine

Although not often a priority in the ICU, it’s time to take advantage of the restorative properties of sleep.
Medscape Critical Care