Dr. Ken’s Corner

Except in a few specialties, most physicians provide care for an increasingly older population. Because geriatric training in our medical schools is still on the ‘back burner,’ it’s an area prone to mistakes and errors of judgment. Here are five […]

“No shows” — patients who miss appointments a lot — and those who repeatedly show up late, run the risk of being ‘fired’ by their doctor. Usually, they receive a letter from their physician saying that they would be better […]

Driving this apparent trend is the Affordable Care Act. In order for hospitals to meet the ACA’s requirements, hospital acquisition of independent physician practices is expected to grow by 71 percent over the next three years, according to Deloitte Consulting […]

Traditionally, physicians have been the first to see their patient’s laboratory test results. The patient usually comes into the office for a follow-up appointment at which time the doctor explains the lab results, putting them into the context of the […]

Never before has it been this easy for physicians to spend two to three weeks, or even three to four months, volunteering their services abroad. As of this writing, for example, AMA-endorsed Health Volunteers Overseas has assignments of two to […]