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Actually, CPT and CMS/Medicare do not currently limit the use of the OMT CPT codes to DO's only- any billing provider (MD, DO, PA, NP) can use it if within the scope of their practice. Except DC's,...

Yes, the article does state that abortion rates have leveled in the last 5 years. That is exactly what I said. Your claim, on the other hand, was that abortion rates have risen. And this is simply...

This is most certainly not a fact. Abortion rates have been steadily declining in this nation for decades. Most recent data indicates the abortion rate has stalled for the last few years at an...

These markers have different kinetics. CPK peaks within a few hours and then declines relatively rapidly. Troponin takes about 24 hours to peak and then days to decline. So you were probably testing...

Wow, as the spouse of an osteopathic family practitioner, let me just correct you on a few points: to imply that a D.O. program "doesn't even begin to compare" to M.D. education is absolutely...

"That's right, I said that physicians don't work nearly as hard as other professionals who make comparable money. In response to someone crying about how physicians work harder than anyone else on...

Oh, sorry, I thought it was you who originally made the statement that "physicians don't work nearly as hard as other professionals who make comparable money" or something to that effect in response...

Well to answer your question, obviously, CRNA's. Is it really your contention that primary care physicians "don't work nearly as hard" as CRNA's? Nevermind really, "hard" is a ridiculous term to use...

A simple example of providing poor care to a happy patient who remains oblivious to the consequnces of that poor care: prescribing antibiotics inappropriately. A lot of patients still believe that...

I'm not sure what you mean when you state that some Caribbean schools are accredited. Neither the LCME nor the AOA accredit offshore schools, and given that these are the accreditation bodies under...

Osteopathic medical schools have, on average, higher tuitions than LCME schools despite being regulated by the AOA. And the AOA is certainly less anti-competitive in its accredidation policies; the...

First link doesn't work. Second link: did you seriously read that study all the way through before you posted it? This study was essentially designed to reveal stereotypes held by nursing and...

There are lots of other reasons European doctors get paid less compared to those in the US. Not only do they go to school for fewer years and have no student loans (higher education essentially free)...

Your clarification makes a little more sense. But I don't think it's really a valid comparison since market forces of any kind have little to do with physician salaries outside of cosmetic and other...

your first statement is mostly correct. the rest of it does not follow. doctors are harder to replace precisely because they go to school longer, train longer and have more medical knowlege. it takes...

Well, call me crazy, but I don't find it "sad" that physicians are generally paid more than nurses. Actually, I find it kind of strange that you imply this shouldn't be the case... As for student...

Well, in some states public school teachers need a bachelor's to enter but then are required to earn a master's within a certain number of years (8 or 10) to retain a teaching license. In Maryland,...

A lot of people won't click on external links (security thing) and respond to posts based upon the title and the content/comments contained. Maybe you could actually paste some of the article you're...

The Mayo clinic attracts the very best and brightest physicians in literally the entire world. One could suggest that quality medical care would continue to be delivered there, because of the kind of...

We can pay physicians in the US what most Eurupean physicians make if we are also willing to make medical school free, eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits (and therefore insurance), give doctors...

If you'll notice, I was responding to the claim that 1/3 of US medical students are foreign, which is not true. You're talking about the practicing physician workforce which of course is different....

Sorry, but this isn't even close to true. In 2008, only 290 out of 18,036 first year medical students were non-US citizens. That's barely 1%, nowhere near 1/4 or 1/3. Where did you hear that...

I agree that the title is a little misleading. Good for her for persisting in finding a diagnosis, and it's a great story. But it sounds like her doctors were considering the right diagnoses and...

I'm a nurse (ED) who is also the wife of an osteopathic physician (family practice). I'm also the daughter of an ICU nurse. I'm still in my 20's and considering whether to enter an APN program or...

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120710036831882059.html More than 200 nursing schools have established or plan to launch doctorate of nursing practice programs to equip graduates with...