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JoPM: A Doctor’s Remedy for Long Waits

A new article in the Journal of Participatory Medicine tackles the problem of long wait times at doctors’ offices, a leading cause of patient dissatisfaction. “Waiting Room Remedy: Doctor Pays for Delays (The Doctor’s Perspective)” by Pamela...

New Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

From SPM member Ileana Balcu – A post that might be of interest to our group – about the importance of diagnosis – from a former president of Society of General Internal Medicine, Robert Centor. A personal reflection on 2011 – the importance of diagnosis...

Most popular health *topics* of 2011?

To understand a headline – especially a year-end “Top N” list – you need to look under the hood and find their criteria. Yesterday the New York Times Well blog posted The Most Popular Health Topics of 2011. I looked, eagerly, to find the rise...

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