Value Received by Ted Bacharach MD (retired)
When we buy something we look it over and make a simple decision; is it worth what I will pay
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
When we buy something we look it over and make a simple decision; is it worth what I will pay
Continue readingIn a new study, researchers searched “online information from 432 hospitals across the country and found nearly half marketed robotic
Continue readingThe NYT did a nice summary into the federal government’s attempt to stop Medicaid fraud. It is like they are
Continue readingA survey of 1,100 U.S. patients by Accenture, a management consulting and technology services company, found that 90% of patients
Continue readingTo array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine. Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Politician
Continue readingNibblers on the healthcare dollar! THE PHYSICIAN In the forefront of the nibbles is the physician who actually provides some
Continue readingIn the middle of my shift the other day, I encountered a patient typical to the ER. A forlorn appearing,
Continue readingHere is a really nice article on how dentists have fought the right battles since 1965. They didn’t join Medicare.
Continue readingDid you know that applying sunscreen is against most schools’ policy? Two young girls were recently not allowed to apply sunscreen,
Continue readingDr. Luis Garcia del Moral has a lot of explaining to do. I have blogged before how some doctors
Continue readingNow that Obamacare has mostly passed, the insurance companies will be putting on their best faces. A recent NYT article
Continue readingYou may remember my blog entitled Gender Pay Gap for Doctors. You may remember that I questioned the validity of
Continue readingYou want to stop drug companies from tracking your prescription tendencies? The AMA Physician Data Restriction Program (PDRP) offers physicians
Continue readingThe ability and desire of physicians to work together was an attribute that added to the status of the medical
Continue readingI read the letter incredulously. The writer was a medical school administrator and had seen my poem published in The Annals
Continue readingMedical Homes. Patient Satisfaction Scores. Quality. All bullshit terms that are have been fabricated, abused, prostituted and co-opted. And
Continue readingObamacare has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, those esteemed individuals we consider sages when they agree with us
Continue readingIf you’re off to broil on the beach and looking for a good book, I can recommend Michael Crichton’s State
Continue readingNote the term as shown demonstrates a humility on the role of the physician. Note the physician practices on a
Continue readingReally? I am all for physician-owned surgical centers but ridiculous bills like this make me sick. Nothing but greed and
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