New York CPLR §3121 allows for an opposing party to require plaintiff to submit to an examination by a designated physician. This examination, also referred to as an Independent Medical Examination ...

One of the rituals of spring in the U.S. is that somewhere a fourth-year dental student is desperately searching for an adult who will allow a tooth, a tooth with just the right location and sized ...

Lawmakers want to require informed patient consent for some medical procedures. A bill moving through the legislature would ...

Rectal examination is believed dangerous and is commonly deferred or omitted in patients with acute myocardial infarction. To evaluate the safety and specific usefulness in this clinical setting of an ...

All of us — physicians, patients and payers — need to change our attitudes about routine health checks. When he posed that question recently to a group of medical residents, he received what is ...

The introduction of electronic health records is transforming the healthcare industry and patient care. With the advent of EHRs, a physician has a patient’s medical history along with access to ...

Now considered an essential part of quality care for patients with diabetes, the clinical foot exam is a key component of preventative care. Conducting regular foot exams every six months can reduce ...

A health plan—sponsored care management program that included a coaching for activation intervention was associated with reduced emergency department visits and hospital admissions, and better ...

TRENTON, N.J. - Legislation that protects unconscious patients from invasive examinations without prior consent has been signed into law. The New Jersey Assembly of Democrats said in a release Tuesday ...

As part of healthcare reform, patient engagement is becoming an important area of focus. Most recently, patient activation, as part of engagement, has been studied; however, interventions to improve ...