By Alan L Wagner MD, FACS, FICS Somewhere around the time that Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens began to mingle and create communities, the first efforts of healthcare began to form. All the interactions were based on first hand observation. The “cures” were mystical, or if on occasion successful, based on little more than random chance. As rudimentary communal … [Read more...] about A Cure to Physician Burnout is Being Placed in Our Hands
Summer 2018
Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
By Wythe Michael We are often asked to draft non-competition and non-solicitation agreements on behalf of physician practice groups. We also review non-competition and non-solicitation agreements on behalf of physicians and other health care providers. Many physicians have a belief that these types of restrictions are invalid or even illegal. However, in Virginia, … [Read more...] about Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
On Fish Oil and Snake Oil
Nicholas W. White, DO As physicians, we are constantly being bombarded with new guidelines, protocols, and studies that are often thrown out or contradicted in the next publication. We spend our free time sifting through pseudoscience and statistical witchcraft, pulling out what we can and discarding the fluff. With drug and supplement companies marketing … [Read more...] about On Fish Oil and Snake Oil
New Techniques and Technologies in Spine Surgery
By Zachary Tan, BSc., MD, FRCSC In modern spine surgery, one of the greatest technical considerations is to limit the extent of iatrogenic soft tissue trauma. Thankfully, emerging innovations will allow us to minimize muscle disruption and improve intraoperative visualization without increased radiation exposure, likely lessening early and late … [Read more...] about New Techniques and Technologies in Spine Surgery
Patient Navigation, Moving from Breast Cancer to Your Specialty
By Matt Zydron Once considered exclusive to breast cancer treatment, patient navigation (also called patient advocacy) is making its way into other areas of medical care as a beneficial, rehabilitative praxis. Patient navigation is not new. It had its beginnings in the 1970s, when a nurse set out to review patient records to identify issues that were delaying … [Read more...] about Patient Navigation, Moving from Breast Cancer to Your Specialty
