Administrators Get Paid More
So not only are there more administrators than doctors but it turns out they get paid more too. “The base
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So not only are there more administrators than doctors but it turns out they get paid more too. “The base
Continue readingEditor’s Note: Sadly, it would be easier to sell this vaccine to the public than some of our other ones –
Continue readingTo start, I wear glasses and have for years, so forget the vanity concerns. There is a lot of buzz
Continue readingI am one of the docs who decided that medicine is not fun anymore, and more importantly is no longer
Continue readingLeave it to Massachusetts to be at the forefront of physician extortion: New legislation recently passed by the Massachusetts House
Continue readingWe live by the clock. In fact, no profession may be more of a prisoner to it than being a
Continue readingYour assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t
Continue readingYup, that’s the new legal buzzword for medical lawsuits. It’s called “electronic plagiarism”. Remember how the EHR or EMR was
Continue readingA study in the journal called Heart found that urine testing of patients with hypertension revealed that 25% were partially or
Continue readingI kept getting the warning emails like these from the American Academy of Family Practice: Don’t let your membership be
Continue readingEditor’s Note: That would be true if ANY kid wanted to be a doctor anymore! – DF
Continue readingBelow is something I found very interesting. People can debate our pay all they want but they cannot debate
Continue readingThis sent in by a reader. Thank you. Nothing like a good game of bullshit bingo (which now includes
Continue reading“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” Clemenza The Godfather
Continue readingWe, as physicians, have had our data taken from us, used against us, and used to sell to us for
Continue readingIf you read this blog you know I hate new words that are created by administrators. It seems that “engage”
Continue readingIn primary care, one of the best things we can do for a patient is to keep their experience from
Continue readingDr. Daniel Craviotto, an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, Calif., wrote this really nice op-ed piece for the WSJ. I
Continue readingTimes have sure changed. It is nothing like it was in the good old days. I say this admitting that
Continue readingI’ve been trying to find the rationale for paying different rates for different points of service and I found a
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