Medicaid and the ER
Most illnesses do NOT need to be seen in the ER. Having a good family doctor, who knows you and
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
Most illnesses do NOT need to be seen in the ER. Having a good family doctor, who knows you and
Continue readingA funny thing happens to a hospital information system over time. Old technology is only partially retired. Since these outmoded,
Continue readingIf you haven’t heard, a doctor working in a suburban hospital’s psychiatric unit, stopped a patient who had come to kill people.
Continue reading“Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.” The Go-Giver
Continue readingThis is Josh Umbehr MD, of Atlas.MD, discussing working directly with his patients, and cutting out the insurance and government
Continue readingI may not be the smartest guy in the world but I know one thing, reusing needles is bad. Even
Continue readingYes, just like the Priceline Negotiator, now comes something similar called the CoPatient. Usually, I segue in rant berating these
Continue readingThe healthcare system today is a shell game. Nothing is what it appears to be. I dare you to go
Continue readingOne way to avoid stress in medicine might be to avoid reading Family Practice News, so you could view me
Continue readingThis from the Chicago Tribune: An unwelcome surprise from the Cook County health system What surprise could that be? Well,
Continue reading“When you believe a thing, believe it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.” Walt Disney
Continue readingIn my experience, when young doctors first start seeing patients they do a good job of keeping up with the
Continue readingAs America tries to penalize doctors for the length of time it takes for a patient to get an appointment,
Continue readingAbout one year ago I wrote this: First of all, it is crazy to me that 37% of medical marijuana
Continue readingGood news for all of you suckers buying into the “quality scam’: CMS has proposed increasing the number of quality
Continue readingI recently decided that I despised my health insurance company to the point where I would look for a new
Continue reading“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” Benjamin
Continue readingJust wanted to share a laugh with you. This from a loyal reader: My patient resides in independent living, and
Continue readingThe article in the WSJ was called White House Review of VA Finds “Corrosive Culture”. Here are a couple
Continue readingDid you know that 71% of America’s youth would fail to qualify for military service because of physical, behavioral or
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