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Quote of the Week: WHO (again)
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 0 Comments
Does your Private Practice have enough “Boots on the Ground”?
by John Hayes, Jr., MD • • 0 Comments
Does your Private Practice have enough “Boots on the Ground”? I mean like right now even in the midst of a pandemic? Too often, we are confronted by marketing gurus who suggest all or none web-based private practice development approaches. For those of you new in private practice, this may be a new concept. But…
Health Insurer CEOs Donating Their 2020 Salaries and Bonuses to Frontline Health Care Workers!
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 8 Comments
This story is unbelievable. The CEOs of the eight largest publicly-traded insurance companies, who made $143.5 million in total compensation in 2018 (2019 numbers are not out yet), will be donating ALL of their salaries and bonuses to the healthcare workers who are on the frontline during this pandemic. Each one of them has agreed…
Retired Hospital Administrator Comes Out of Retirement During COVID-19 Crisis!
by A Collaborative Work From Some of the Writers at Authentic Medicine • • 1 Comment
Just kidding. What is he going to do anyway, other than fire doctors or reprimand them for wearing any PPE they can find. Even worse, the newly unretired hospital administrator would just go back to “work from home” doing the same thing he was doing when retired. The only difference is that he would get…
Nothing New Here
by Pat Conrad MD • • 2 Comments
Some stories, like this one, are tricky. From every level of government to every single media outlet (no exceptions), to talk shows and social media, AND from medicine in general, we live in a time of unparalleled emotional manipulation, which I find generally contemptible. This is why I don’t want to rush in and embrace the easy…
Sidelined: A Different Perspective on COVID-19
by Robert Duprey MD • • 2 Comments
Ok, so Tom Brady isn’t staying with the New England Patriots. I’m disappointed as much as the next guy/gal, but there is bigger news out there these days. Not to make light of the COVID-19 situation, it is very serious, but this is a shout out to those of us that have been sidelined by this…
Happy Doctor’s Day 2020!
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 4 Comments
Every year I try to make a point to wish every physician a Happy Doctor’s Day! Maybe this year is the most important one as doctors around the world are now putting their lives on the line due to COVID-19. You may think this is a bogus holiday or occasion but it isn’t. While nurses…
Meanwhile, at the CDC….
by Steven Mussey MD • • 0 Comments
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“How Do We Save Money? I Know. Let’s Not Pay the Doctors!”
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 9 Comments
The above quote was made up. Or was it? I have heard stories, through my connections, for weeks now that doctors were being furloughed or even fired. This Boston Globe article just sealed the deal: Emergency room doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have been told some of their accrued pay is being held…
Irony: Worker at NYC hospital where nurses wear trash bags as protection dies from coronavirus
by Robert Duprey MD • • 0 Comments
Who remembers the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl? They were discussing the fate of one of the other characters; how he died, and what was needed to lift the curse. It was a bit of comic relief and irony in the film. Similarly, this referenced article seems a bit ironic in…