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As hospitalist roles expand, so does their need for better training
Hospitalists continue to grow in ranks--40,000 are expected within the next few years--along with the range of duties they perform. These physicians increasingly are called upon to fill voids in a
Could interprofessional health education lead to improved care?
Two new studies are going against the traditional siloed approach to medical education and pushing for students in all medical fields to be trained in a set of common, basic skills to help them work
Updated curricula should drag doctors into the 21st Century
Professional tribalism--the tendency of various professions to act in isolation from, or even in, competition with each other--is preventing doctors and other healthcare professionals from delivering
Telehealth holds promise for alleviating primary care crunch
The current shortage of primary care physicians in America may only get worse when health insurance reform brings some 32 million newly insured patients into the mix by 2014. Some, including
Amazon Kindle shows promise as low-cost means of accessing medical literature
The iPad may be garnering all the headlines, but don't count out Amazon's Kindle just yet. Just like Apple's blockbuster device seems to be more than a tablet computer, the Kindle is more than just
Health IT writers get 'positively Tiger Beat' over the iPad
"Medical-technology trade publications are getting positively Tiger Beat in their enthusiasm," freelancer Martha C. White writes in the Washington Post's "The Big Money" column. We plead guilty on
Pediatrics groups launching child abuse treatment specialty
For about 10 years, a group of doctors has worked to get the American Board of Pediatrics to offer a specialty in the treatment of child abuse. Now, at long last, it seems that it may actually
Physicians' group offers recommendations for role under health reform
A group representing physicians has come out with its own package of changes it says would be best for patients--and of course, themselves--under health reform. The recommendations come from a
Twitter finds a home in healthcare
Microblogging service Twitter is fast becoming a viable tool for real-time healthcare communication. What you lose in depth from the 140-character limit per message you gain in immediacy. In her
Despite economy, medical schools expanding rapidly
Despite the sick economy, the medical school business is quite healthy, thank you very much. With doctor shortages barreling down on U.S. communities and the population graying, there's plenty of
