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Clinicians Must Reinvent the Medical Record to Stimulate the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records
Blake Lesselroth, MD, MBI, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, proposes a radical reform for electronic medical records.
Editorial, February 2008
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US Children Have Significant Limits on the Quality of Care Received
A study published in the October 11, 2007 issue of the NEJM examines the quality of care delivered to children and adolescents in the ambulatory setting.
Commentary, January 2008
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Transparency in Practice -- Can Your Patient See Through You?
How much do you disclose to your patient? Is it enough? The latest blog from Bob Morrow
Commentary, January 2008
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Flu Code Fever--A Systemic Disease [Sickness?]
Bob Morrow, MD, in Medscape's first video blog, sounds off on the problems of reimbursement for vaccines.
Commentary, January 2008
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Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Managing a Medical Treasure
Robert Gaynes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, details how to rescue antimicrobials for continued use.
Editorial, November 2007
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Reforms for Rating Media: Disclosure, Not Censorship
Kimberly M. Thompson, ScD, Associate Professor and Director, Kids Risk Project, Harvard School of Public Health, explains how we can improve media ratings.
Editorial, November 2007
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Dark Clouds on the Horizon: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic, Part 1
Was the Great Plague of Athens (ca. 430 BC) the first recorded influenza pandemic? Was the SARS outbreak of 2003 the latest warning? Could avian influenza H5N1 virus usher the next influenza pandemic?
Expert Column, October 2007
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"A Big Jump": Mario Capecchi's Journey From Italian Street Kid to Nobel Laureate
Mario Capecchi's groundbreaking research in gene targeting makes it possible to "knock out" specific genes in mice, which reveals the gene's function and its role in disease.
Expert Interview, October 2007
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Connecting America's Communities Requires Social Capital and Changes in How We Pay for Healthcare
Janet Marchibroda, Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and eHealth Initiative Foundation, Washington, DC, explains how we can improve healthcare by electronically mobilizing information.
Editorial, October 2007
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The Training of the "Helpless" Physician
Each year, medical schools turn out well-trained doctors, highly skilled and competent in every phase of practice -- except surviving economically.
Commentary, September 2007
