The opioid epidemic has caused many things to come under scrutiny. This includes the opioid prescription practices of doctors. Across the country, various steps have been taken related to such practices to try to help address the opioid crisis. What has been done in...
Health & Health Care Law
Survey: Desire to keep working prevalent among older doctors
It is important for doctors to properly address the legal matters that arise in relation to their career, such as contract matters. This is true whatever stage of their career they are in. Health law attorneys can assist doctors with dealing with the legal issues...
Communication issues in home health care
There are many ways nurses serve patients here in America. Some nurses are involved in providing home care services to patients. For some patients, such services play a very critical role in their life. Now, there are some things that could get in the way of a home...
Delivering bad news to patients
Doctors face many challenging situations during the course of their work. One of the difficult tasks that can come before a doctor is having to give a patient bad news. There are a wide range of serious diagnoses or news of negative outcomes a doctor may end up having...
Will Wisconsin open athletic physicals to chiropractors?
Physicians are far from the only health care professionals that can have major legal issues come up for them in relation to their practice. Another such professional are chiropractors. A chiropractor’s career can be greatly impacted by how legal issues related...
Parent-doctor trust in the internet age
For physicians, there are many unique aspects to providing medical care to children. One is the important role the level of trust between a doctor and a child’s parents plays in such care. There are many things that can affect how much trust parents have in...
Nurses can face stress and trauma in relation to patient deaths
Nurses can encounter some very difficult, and potentially traumatic, situations during the course of their work. This includes patient deaths. These tragic situations can have many impacts on a nurse, including impacts on their mental health. A recent study looked at...
New guidelines issued on treating lower back pain
One thing it can be very common for a doctor to be helping a patient with is lower back pain. The American College of Physicians has pointed to this type of pain being an incredibly common reason for doctor visits here in the United States. So, how doctors act when it...
Many health care professions rated among the best jobs
There are many different reasons a person may find a health care job to be a good and fulfilling career. A recent report underscores that health care jobs can have a lot going for them as a career choice. The report, by U.S. News & World Report, includes a list of...
Opioid prescribing on the decline?
In recent times, many safety concerns have been raised when it comes to opioid painkillers. This has led to opioid prescribing practices getting an increased amount of attention from the public and state/federal regulators. Given this environment, one might wonder...