Summer 2015

The role of the hospitalist continues to expand - and so do the challenges By Bobbie Fisher In the August 15, 1996 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Robert M. Wachter, MD and Lee Goldman, MD wrote an article describing the growth of managed care in the American health care system at that time as “explosive,” leading to “an increased role for general internists … [Read more...] about Inpatient Medicine

Atlantic OB-GYN Delivers advanced care in a warm setting By Alison Johnson From routine pelvic exams to advanced robotic-assisted hysterectomies and fibroid removals, the team at Atlantic OB-GYN keeps two words in mind: expertise and compassion. Practice founder Timothy Hardy, MD, F.A.C.O.G., and his partner Craig Ruetzel, MD, F.A.C.O.G., along with Melissa Waddell, … [Read more...] about Treating patients like family

SERVING THE PENINSULA FOR MORE THAN EIGHT DECADES ….by any name, Riverside Urology Specialists is the premier provider of urologic care on the Virginia peninsula Nearly nine decades ago, in roughly 1929 – so long ago that no one remembers the exact date for sure – a medical practice known as Hampton Roads Urology was established on the Virginia peninsula.  The physicians … [Read more...] about Riverside Urology Specialists:

Part Two of a Two-Part Article on Adverse Event Disclosure By Douglas E. Penner, Esquire In the article that appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Hampton Roads Physician, we discussed the importance of disclosure.  Here we address handling the disclosure meeting. Handling Disclosure – A Step By Step Outline  Patient safety organizations and risk management are … [Read more...] about Discussing Difficult Truths*

By Richard D. Guinand, DO When many people hear the words ‘disc’ or ‘disc herniation’, they immediately think they’re destined for surgery and a painful recovery.  That might have once been the case, but today, it no longer is. It’s true that when a patient presents with neck or back pain, disc herniation is a potential diagnosis.  And it’s also true that surgery is one … [Read more...] about Non-surgical interventions for pain relief