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It amazes me that we actually have a label for “frequent flyers” to the emergency room. Oh, wait a
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
It amazes me that we actually have a label for “frequent flyers” to the emergency room. Oh, wait a
Continue reading“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life;
Continue readingI am torn on this. As a family doctor who also thinks himself as a steward of the healthcare system,
Continue readingA patient taking prescription drugs had attempted suicide. The family blamed his physician. The patient was on an antidepressant, and
Continue readingIn keeping with the mission statement of this blog, let us acknowledge our esteemed editor’s vision of that medicine which
Continue readingPatients lie. That’s just a reality. This WSJ article spells it out in detail. “Common lies include everything from diet
Continue readingHere is a nice article in Business Week that makes doctors out to be the bad guys in the nurse
Continue readingOur nurses will soon have scripting guidelines for their interactions with patients. This is apparently widespread in many industries, the
Continue reading“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this
Continue readingHere is an eye-opening story from across the pond. A report recently released exposed some of the horrors occurring at
Continue readingCheck out this article on the problems psychiatrists are having with some new codes. Basically, it is chaos right
Continue readingNPR is now trying to make the point that doctors from other countries do basically what we do, so why
Continue readingIf you haven’t read the piece in the Time Magazine entitled Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us then
Continue readingIf you have been a follower of my writing, you know my stance on narcs. I believe 90% of the
Continue readingLike a lot of you, I’m feeling a little tired after the last two months of winter. Along with a
Continue reading“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there
Continue readingI was sent this article from the Poughkeepsie Journal called Doctors ‘firing’ patients is a disturbing development. The author,
Continue readingFor everyone who thinks Electronic Medical Records are perfect than you should see this article. It seems Drexel University’s Scot
Continue readingThrow in a fancy title like the “The Robot Will See You Now” and you have the makings of a
Continue readingIt’s just embarrassing. Instead of fixing the real problems (pay, competition from LELTs), some medical schools are adding to the
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