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, as
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
Do you think you are burning out? Take the official test. I created it and it is clinically proven….well, as
Continue readingMistakes are a fact of life. We would all like to think we do not make them but unfortunately this
Continue readingThis article was recently emailed to me by a loyal reader: Doug, you might appreciate this article. Just one more
Continue readingThe search for the “payment” unicorn continues. A new report calls for moving from a volume-based to a value-based physician payment
Continue readingFor those who have not had the joy of doing an independent medical exam, I thought I would share this.
Continue reading“I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it
Continue readingI have mentioned this trend before but I wanted to point out this editorial from a doctor in Kentucky.
Continue readingIn a new study in the BMJ Quality & Safety, researchers analyzed diagnosis-related claims from a national data bank from 1986 to
Continue readingIt turns out that closed windows in large hospital wards may increase patients’ risk of getting an infection. Using a
Continue readingThe Daily News did a nice piece about the last two family doctors left in one large section ( a
Continue readingI love seeing studies that are so obvious it makes you cringe thinking that someone spent time doing it.
Continue readingA recent JAMA study got some nice media attention (like in this NYT piece) when it concluded that hospitals profit
Continue reading“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” Isaac Newton
Continue readingThe Toronto Star has a story about a Vancouver activist group that is organizing protests against Oprah Winfrey because of the
Continue readingHere is some cool news. The American Medical Student Association wants its members to opt out of the American Medical Association’s Physician
Continue readingI have highest regards for teachers. My mom was a science teacher. My wife was a special education teacher.
Continue readingYup, it can happen. Don’t get me wrong. I am not crying poor mouth. And some doctors are spending freaks
Continue readingThere are bad apples in all professional. This dude is one of them. A “New York City cardiologist with offices on
Continue readingHere is a nice piece from the Wall Street Journal. For those that can’t read the link, here are
Continue reading“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T. S. Elliot
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