Richard M. Frankel

TL;DR: The study identifies specific and teachable communication behaviors associated with fewer malpractice claims for primary care physicians and surgeons and can use these findings as they seek to improve communication and decrease malpractice risk.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether auditor fees are associated with earnings management and the market reaction to the disclosure of auditor fees and found that non-audit fees are positively associated with small positive earnings surprises and the magnitude of absolute discretionary accruals.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether auditor fees are associated with earnings management and the market reaction to the disclosure of auditor fees and found evidence that nonaudit fees are positively associated with small earnings surprises and the magnitude of discretionary accruals, while audit fees are negatively associated with these earnings management indicators.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the usefulness of an analyst-based valuation model in predicting cross-sectional stock returns and found that the predictive power of V/P can be improved by incorporating these errors.

TL;DR: Doctors play an active role in regulating the quantity of information elicited at the beginning of the clinical encounter, and use closed-ended questioning to control the discourse, resulting in the premature interruption of patients.