Tafari Mbadiwe

Economists argue that because naloxone prevents overdoses, it also nudges users toward riskier behaviors. Physicians disagree.

Does a hospital’s blame culture — “nonpunitive response to error” according to researchers — influence medical error reporting rates?

Because they’re busy looking in different directions, “innocent until proven guilty” and “first, do no harm” don’t always get along.

Ranking or otherwise gauging physician quality isn’t just a way to assign bragging rights — performance metrics can be used to set reimbursement levels, tailor insurance, and identify physicians who are falling behind.

Airplane cockpits have a lot in common with operating rooms: both host a small team that’s trusted to perform an extraordinarily complex task with the clear understanding that any misstep could spell doom.

The culture of bullying — widespread across the medical field — has been linked to poorer patient outcomes. So why can’t physicians stop bullying in its tracks?

Customer service is a critical part of every physician’s job, but there’s a big difference between a Yelp review and a risk-adjusted mortality rate in determining

Many studies attempt to quantify the effect of the various malpractice claim regulations on physician practice by linking it to the prevalence of defensive medicine, which is when a physician alters his or her clinical approach for the purpose of reducing malpractice exposure.

There’s only one way to resolve the dissonance between personal beliefs and professional obligations: remembering that physicians take an oath pledging fealty to patients’ health, not their own belief systems.

Suicide among physicians is a staggering public health crisis that has gone largely ignored; one physician shares his insight.