A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD.com.
The recent uproar over the American College of Physicians’ recommendation against routine pelvic examinations made me think about the status of the annual visit (a.k.a. yearly physical, annual exam) on average risk, asymptomatic adults that most internal medicine specialists perform. Some would say that it is at the core of what we do, given its focus on prevention and relationship building between patient and physician. Nonetheless, I think that our day of reckoning is not far off.
Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.Before losing my health insurance in 2009, it never occurred to me to be concerned about a little thing like a blood test. Since 1986 I’d been having three vials of blood drawn each year during my physical. My doctor would authorize it, the nurse would draw the blood in the office and send it to the lab for processing.
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