Study finds: Tired, Stressed Docs Make More Mistakes

A report in the Sept. 23/30 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that fatigue isn’t the only contributor to medical errors among medical residents but financial woes, family concerns and other elements of distress play also a major role in potentially fatal mistakes. The study team used data from 430 [...]

Future Cardiologist Shortage – Tips for Cardiologists and Healthcare Organizations

Almost every day you can read an article or a report that comments about the upcoming and sometimes already present shortage of physicians in this country. These reports are either focused on certain geographical areas or on specialties. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology just reported in their September 2009 issue that cardiology [...]