Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Contributing Writer https://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com

Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW, is a freelance medical writer who writes news, features, CME materials, and books for a variety of venues and target audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers. She has a passion for human rights activism and is the author of Behind the Burqa (John Wiley, 2002), a memoir of 2 Afghan sisters who escaped Afghanistan. In addition, she holds the 1995 Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and several other publications. Beyond her desire to contribute to people's health and wellbeing through her writing, Batya offers emotional/spiritual support to clients in her Teaneck, New Jersey-based counseling practice to facilitate their journeys toward healing.

All articles by Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Practice Management

Physician House Calls: An Old Model With a Modern-Day Twist

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 2, 2019

To shed light on this re-emerging phenomenon of physician house calls, MPR interviewed three experts.

Practice Management

Protecting Patient Privacy: HIPAA Compliance in the Electronic Age

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

February 19, 2019

The complexities of today’s high-tech methods of communication, data sharing, and data storage lay practices open to unforeseen and constantly changing threats, requiring vigilance and training of medical staff.

Practice Management

Navigating Social Media Issues in Medical Practice: An Expert Interview

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

December 13, 2018

Issues that affect employees in all industries are compounded by a unique set of additional concerns that affect employees of medical practices.

Practice Management

Incorporating Guidelines Into Clinical Practice: An Interview With Gary L. LeRoy, MD

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 20, 2018

Despite their advantages, many clinicians do not necessarily agree with the centrality or content of CPGs. Others — especially primary care physicians (PCPs) — are overwhelmed by the vast and ever-increasing numbers of guidelines issued by multiple societies.

Type 2 Diabetes Advisor

The Obesity Paradox in Diabetes: Conceptual and Clinical Approaches

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

August 10, 2018

Overweight and obesity are established risk factors for the development of metabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease.

Practice Management

Should Physicians Treat Family and Friends? Three Experts Weigh In

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

June 27, 2018

Although all of the guidelines acknowledge that there are emergent situations in which providing care for a family member or friend is not only permissible but also essential, other situations are frowned upon.

Type 2 Diabetes

Assessing the Link Between Chronic Migraine and Insulin Resistance

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

February 7, 2018

Study assessed the relationship of fasting neuropeptide Y with insulin resistance, β-cell function, and glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion in nonobese female patients with chronic migraine.