Some doctors now bill patients for surveys that screen for problems. Patients say they should not be charged for checking a few boxes.

In this article, we argue in favor of a promising paradigm for training physicians: competency-based medical education (CBME). 10 CBME takes an outcomes-based approach in training learners to become ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

EMS providers can play an important role in a patient’s ongoing care and safety. Scene observations of poor or unsafe living conditions, interaction with exhausted caregivers and suspicions of abuse ...