Nice Words, but Just Talk by Pat Conrad MD
Recently the president of the AMA, Dr. Steven Stack, gave an interview to the Chicago Tribune detailing why he “…Wants
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Recently the president of the AMA, Dr. Steven Stack, gave an interview to the Chicago Tribune detailing why he “…Wants
Continue readingImportant things to remember in this cold and flu season!
Continue readingThe Institute of Medicine has released a new study, entitled Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. ISBN 978-0-309-37769-0 That’s a fascinating
Continue readingNew Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked,
Continue readingAn oldie but a goodie from the archives of the Placebo Journal
Continue readingDetailed, independent research has indicated that two of the favorite activities pursued in celebrating New Year’s Eve involve drinking, and
Continue readingA new study reveals that many Obamacare customers pay more than 10 percent of their incomes toward coverage. This becomes
Continue readingOur government, via the CMS, has released a draft on how it would support a new payment model. It is
Continue readingThe American Board of Anesthesiology will become the “first medical board to scrap a widely criticized test that most physicians take
Continue readingThe AAFP is proposing that the Health Care Exchange include primary care visits and other services as covered benefits before application of
Continue readingThrowback to 2003. Courtesy of the Placebo Journal. I found some of the editorial explaining the cover. Warning: It’s dark.
Continue reading“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” George S. Patton
Continue readingI need to give props out to Amy Rosenthal MD from NC. This was a letter to Medical Economics in October
Continue readingI saw this article in the NY Times that was written by a nurse and points out the garbage
Continue readingThe AAFP did a nice piece about a doctor in Colorado who is making waves with his DPC business. I
Continue readingHere is some interesting news. It seems the HMO giant Kaiser Permanente plans to launch a medical school in
Continue readingEvery Christmas, a particular patient makes us an amazing cheesecake. Actually, this time of year, a lot of our patients
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Continue reading“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.
Continue readingIn between reading holiday stories about radical Islamists’ new hoverboard’s catching on fire, I came across a story about depression
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