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Transparency Tipping Point

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May 22, 2013
Transparency Tipping Point

The title of Bloomberg Businessweek’s article was A Hospital CEO Promises More Pricing Transparency – and Makes Rivals Squirm and it just may be true. Steven Sonenreich, chief executive of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach states that his hospital will start publishing what it charges insurers for procedures.  Yes!  Knowing what the insurance companies...
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1 in 5 Children with Mental Disorder? Please.

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May 21, 2013
1 in 5 Children with Mental Disorder?  Please.

A new report from the CDC states that 1 out of every 5 children have a mental disorder.  Who else wants to call bullshit on that?  Talk about over diagnosing! The report goes on to give its top five: ADHD: 6.8 percent, or 1 in 14 Behavioral or conduct problem: 3.5 percent, or 1...
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Another Ridiculous Study – Bullying

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May 20, 2013
Another Ridiculous Study – Bullying

It turns out that teen bullies are more likely to become criminals as adults than non-bullies.  Wow.  How’s that for a stretch in logic!   In a recent issue of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, researchers analyzed several decades of data collected from more than 400 men in Britain. They were followed until they were in...
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Doctors Don’t Agree on the Role of NPs

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May 19, 2013
Doctors Don’t Agree on the Role of NPs

I turns out that I am NOT the only one complaining about the role of NPs.  Just to reiterate, I do believe there is a collaborative role for them just NOT a competitive one.  They are less educated and less trained (LELT) and they cannot replace doctors.  In the May 16 issue of the New...
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Primary Care Feeds The Machine

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May 18, 2013
Primary Care Feeds The Machine

Why do hospitals buy up primary care offices?   I have shown before that one reason is to apply an extra “facility fee” to patients’ bills.  Another reason is that primary care docs generate a ton of money for the hospital.  A new survey was sent to hospital chief financial officers across the nation and...
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The Official Physician Burnout Test

April 30, 2013
The Official Physician Burnout Test

Do you think you are burning out?  Take the official test.  I created it and it is clinically proven….well,...
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
Dale Carnegie


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