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Good communication is the key to resolving conflicts between the tests and treatment a patient may want based on online searches and those a physician believes are necessary

Guidance Offered to Help Doctors Deal With ‘Dr. Google’

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Communication is key to resolving conflicts when patients have requests based on online searching
The traits of a financially prepared female physician include having a retirement portfolio that is on track or ahead of schedule for age and career stage

AMA: Six Traits of Financially Prepared Female Physicians

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Traits include having retirement portfolio on track or ahead of schedule, having emergency fund
As a result of the Affordable Care Act

ACA Tied to Nearly 17 Million Gaining Health Coverage

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But many Americans still can't afford medical care
Medical students report wanting to learn more about topics that are not currently being taught

Medical Students Want to Focus Learning on Preparing for Future

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Desired topics include leadership training, health policy, health economics, experiential learning
Physicians should use standard billing practices

Strategies Provided for Maximizing Payment

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Intake forms should remind patients of their responsibility for paying bills, collection costs
Issues that will be at the forefront of the National Medical Student Meeting include vaccinations

Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum

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Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic

April 2015 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for April 2015. This roundup includes...
Preliminary research suggests that an HIV vaccine in development can ramp up the body's immune system

Experimental HIV Vaccine Could Boost Efficacy of HAART

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Findings for patients on highly-active antiretroviral therapy
A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel

CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries

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Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists