Stories Tagged as
Doctors
VA hospitals turn to private doctors for help
Aug 28, 2014
Partnerships between one VA facility and private doctors are paying off for vets.
'No medical student goes to...become a businessperson'
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 18, 2014
A doctor's thoughts on the changing healthcare landscape.
Lessons on dying, to be learned from doctors
Jun 3, 2014
Examining the choices doctors make about their own final days helps the rest of us
The house call makes a comeback
May 27, 2014
Sometimes it makes sense to pay for having the doctor come to your place.
These are the highest paid doctors in Medicare
by
Adriene Hill
Apr 9, 2014
Doctors who make the most in Medicare, by state and specialty
Paying doctors for value instead of volume
Feb 25, 2014
All the changes to the nation's health care system have led to some broader discussions, including changing the way doctors and hospitals get paid.
Researchers are finding nuggets of truth in bad jokes
Feb 24, 2014
Bad jokes can be good for you, if they help you access information.
For public good, not for profit.
Healthcare teams 'wrapped around' patients
Feb 11, 2014
Making primary and specialty care for the poorest - and sickest - patients accessible
Delivering better medical care, at $15 an hour
Feb 10, 2014
Community health workers: an inexpensive and extremely effective medical resource
When doctors prescribe brand-name drugs over generics, the taxpayers foot the bill
Nov 18, 2013
A new analysis by ProPublica finds that many doctors in the U.S. prescribe brand-name drugs to Medicare patients when generics can be dramatically cheaper -- and it's costing taxpayers hundreds of millions a year.