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As the regulations that will define the shape of our reformed healthcare system are fleshed out, evidence continues to emerge that our legislators may have burdened us with a raft of new rules that could do lasting damage to physicians and their patients. Far from promoting greater access and improved care, these changes may instead end up denying patients' freedom of choice, degrading physicians' clinical decision-making authority, and disrupting the trusted physician-patient relationship.
Blogs
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David Lubin, MD

I’m Not an Actor, and I Don’t Play One in the Office
A patient's unique technique for using her inhaler had Dr. Lubin asking himself, "What would Dr. House do in this situation?"


Mind Matters
Steven Zuckerman

Measure for Measure
Dr. Steven Zuckerman explains why he feels quality measures are missing the mark.


Podcasts
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Washington State Develops Pain Drug Guidelines While the federal government is busy formulating plans and recommendations for curbing prescription drug abuse, misuse, and diversion, Washington State has developed a set of recommendations for prescribing pain medications that may soon become a requirement for physicians prescribing pain medications across the state.





Results from a study on physicians’ perceptions and behavior regarding their responsibility to report impaired or incompetent colleagues reveal that one in three physicians who know a colleague is impaired or incompetent would not report him or her to the proper authorities.
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