Patients need doctors, but some need more help to achieve better health. Kimberly Becher, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog about the dramatic difference a community health worker has made in her practice.

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Posted at 02:49PM Sep 17, 2018 by Kimberly Becher, M.D. | Comments [0]

Are you looking for a job or preparing for residency interviews? Hiring manager Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., tells you what she's looking for when she's interviewing candidates.

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Posted at 04:18PM Sep 10, 2018 by Natasha Bhuyan, M.D. | Comments [0]

Physicians have the highest suicide rate in the nation. Kurt Bravata, M.D., ponders the need to "recharge our batteries and reinforce the things that drew us into health care."

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Posted at 10:24AM Sep 05, 2018 by Kurt Bravata, M.D. | Comments [0]

Tate Hinkle, M.D., and his primary care colleagues tested the limits of their broad-scope training when a wave of subspecialists left their small, rural community.

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Posted at 03:46PM Aug 27, 2018 by Tate Hinkle, M.D. | Comments [0]

Allison Edwards, M.D., and colleagues banded together to erase more than $1 million of patients' medical debt. But for others, cost and lack of transparency lead to financial crisis. Learn more in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.

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Posted at 03:42PM Aug 21, 2018 by Allison Edwards, M.D. | Comments [0]

For the good of patients, physicians and the bottom line, employers have to start doing more to promote physician wellness and prevent burnout, writes Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.

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Posted at 04:30PM Aug 14, 2018 by Lalita Abhyankar, MD, MHS | Comments [0]

Mixing rural locum tenens shifts with her urban direct primary care practice keeps Allison Edwards, M.D., balanced and allows her to work at the full breadth of her training.

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Posted at 04:57PM Aug 06, 2018 by Allison Edwards, M.D. | Comments [0]

The World Health Organization recently recognized gaming disorder as being a mental health condition. In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Luis Garcia, M.D., looks at what that could mean for family physicians and patients.

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Posted at 06:15PM Jul 27, 2018 by Luis Garcia, M.D. | Comments [0]

In his final Fresh Perspectives blog post, Ryan Neuhofel, D.O., M.P.H., writes that policymakers should abandon the carrot-and-stick approach to payment schemes and give physicians time to provide better care.

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Posted at 11:21AM Jul 20, 2018 by Ryan Neuhofel | Comments [0]