Practice Tips

Taking the ‘paperwork’ out of your inbox

11 tips to keep the tasks in your in-basket under control.
Cutting off the flow upstream

How system changes could lead to less paperwork across physicians’ desks.
The burnout drain

Patient aggression, workload and paperwork plus exiting doctors all fanning the flames of doctor burnout.
Meet Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi: ‘I probably spend more time on Twitter than I should’

Dr. Benjamin Barankin sat down to get to know St. John’s, N.L., dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Memorial University, Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi.
Forms, forms, everywhere a form

The digitization of forms is happening and that is going to save you time and money. Really.
The pain of paperwork comes in many forms

Doctors buckling under the weight of administration work.
My fake employee did it: Pharmacist who made fraudulent claims hit with 13-month suspension and $17,500 in costs

Rami Abdelmalek, co-owner of a Pharmasave in Ottawa, tried to pin misconduct on an employee who didn’t exist, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists
How to stop patient hostility

An FBI special agent shares his top strategies for defusing difficult situations and creating calm.

Vitals: The paper/ electronic divide