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“Egotistical”. The most overused trope over the last year by non-physician practitioners(NPPs) towards physicians. The implication seems to be that
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
“Egotistical”. The most overused trope over the last year by non-physician practitioners(NPPs) towards physicians. The implication seems to be that
Continue readingWhat Twilight Zone do we live in where a practicing physician has a complaint filed against him because he asked,
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Continue readingIn May 2020 I wrote an article on the absurdity of various health care disciplines being granted the right to
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Continue readingTHE MATCH. The tortuous, yet exciting day when soon-to-be graduating students will discover where they will be attending residency. This
Continue readingWelp, it’s happening folks. The Full Practice Authority(FPA) crowd have slithered their way over to Texas legislators and introduced a
Continue readingCOVID-19 opened a Pandora’s Box that exposed to the public many of the deficiencies in health care that healthcare professionals(HCPs)
Continue readingHarry Markopolous was an American portfolio manager working for Rampart Investment Management in Boston when he first discovered the massive
Continue readingRecently a news report made the rounds on social media regarding truth and transparency in healthcare. The story involved two
Continue readingI have written many articles about scope creep and the unsupervised practice of medicine by non-physician practitioners(NPPs). It is no
Continue readingMany of my articles for Authentic Medicine discuss issues around full practice authority(FPA) for nurse practitioners(NPs) and Optimal Team Practice(OTP)
Continue readingAB 890, the California bill granting nurse practitioners(NPs) the ability to practice without physician oversight, passed on August 31, 2020.
Continue readingHey All, Good News! I have really enjoyed the cruise to Alaska this week now that Ralph is gone and
Continue readingWhen I was a child in the ‘70’s, there was a very popular series on the air called, “Emergency!”. It
Continue readingRecently a colleague, knowing my strong stance against Full Practice Authority (FPA) for nurse practitioners, asked me a question. In
Continue readingWhat is happening to academic medicine? Why are physicians relinquishing our discipline into nothingness? Nearly a year ago, I wrote
Continue readingIt is no secret that I do not support Full Practice Authority(FPA) for nurse practitioners(NP). In my opinion, it is
Continue readingHey All, We are currently in port in Seattle. The last port we were in was Ketchikan, Alaskaa very quaint
Continue readingMost health care professionals have that one case in their practice that stays with them forever. That one patient who
Continue readingHello All, We are currently in Sitka, Alaska where I will soon be debarking to pick up some souvenirs. Yesterday,
Continue readingI have written a lot of blogs for Authentic Medicine that are intense and at times, controversial. I’ve decided to
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