Newsweek Digs Deeper into the ABIM
It is getting nasty. When Kurt Eichenwald initially exposed the ABIM in Newsweek the ABIM came after him trying to
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
It is getting nasty. When Kurt Eichenwald initially exposed the ABIM in Newsweek the ABIM came after him trying to
Continue readingThis was recently sent to me by a reader of this blog. He is a professor in pediatrics and wanted
Continue reading“Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.” Wendell Johnson
Continue readingA new study in Health Affairs found that: A sizable bonus or sharp pay cut riding on the quality of
Continue readingThere is a trend in the medical world for big healthcare systems to become their own insurers and this may
Continue readingWhy is healthcare so expensive? Well, I have pointed out before the 3000% increase in administrators. Sure there are other
Continue readingThe Telegraph from the UK did their best Placebo Journal impression by listing bizarre requests asked of family doctors on
Continue readingAfter causing paranoia about the sun with a resultant pandemic in Vitamin D deficiency, dermatologists finally found a new landmark study to
Continue readingThe above letter, from a Canadian doctor, has been flying around the internet recently. It’s easy to see this doctor’s
Continue reading“Why so serious?” The Joker in The Dark Knight
Continue readingThe new quality indicators are about to get insane and it makes me so happy they I will a part
Continue readingCheck out the headline: AAFP Wins House Battle for Full SGR Repeal, Takes Fight to Senate Wow, what fighters. Heck,
Continue readingEvery year I try to make a point to wish every physician Happy Doctor’s Day! You may think this is
Continue readingLucy Hornstein, MD, wrote this nice piece called “How To Kill a Doctor“. It is obviously not all-inclusive. Let’s help
Continue readingI saw this article and was quite surprised at the approach they were using. Guilt. It seems the only residency program
Continue readingThe distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. Bruce Fierstein
Continue readingTalk about profound statements. The AMA has come out and stated publicly that: “While immediate access to online information has
Continue readingFor those that don’t know, many big hospital systems are getting into the insurance racket. Obviously, this is pissing off the big
Continue readingIt’s finally springtime, the sun is out, and I should know better than to read anything about budget battles or
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