Surgeons who not only operate on patients but also conduct impactful research and educate new surgeons tend to have something in common: They began their careers by graduating from a top-ranked medical school—and then stayed inside that rarified healthcare stratum for good.  

When a doctor tells a patient that his or her symptoms are normal within some given context, the patient may ignore the contextualization and only hear “You’re normal.” As shown in a new study, the partially received message can be a problem. 

One major operation is largely camouflaged—in fact it’s effectively out of sight—but it’s a prime mover in the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on healthcare fraud. 

Contactless credit-card readers and police radar guns enjoy broad social license to operate just about anywhere. Self-driving cars and flock safety cameras don’t. AI in healthcare? 

The society is teaming with TriLumen Health Partners, a boutique business consulting firm, as part of the process, helping it develop a roadmap for quantifying IR’s value. 

Robert L. Frye, MD, spent more than 60 years with Mayo Clinic. He was also a former president of the American College of Cardiology.