What Makes Us Falsify?
There were two reports recently of faked or falsified reports that caused patients to lose their lives. The first was
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
There were two reports recently of faked or falsified reports that caused patients to lose their lives. The first was
Continue readingThe job of medicine is tough. That goes without saying. As doctors and as humans, we are supposed to be
Continue readingOf the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations by the ECRI Institute, based on more than 300,000 event reports,
Continue readingIt turns out that prescribing a statin makes people feel like they can eat whatever they want. Well, duh, doctors
Continue readingThere once was a time when I actually paid attention to patients instead of fretting about connection issues with the
Continue readingThis probably should have been the first tip in this series but there really is no cohesive order to this.
Continue reading“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” Milton Berle
Continue readingThe AAFP Assembly is almost upon us again. It will be in Washington, DC in October. I have been to
Continue readingLet’s all check our egos for a minute. Just bear with me and drop your “tough as nails” façade. Admit
Continue readingWho would have thunk it? It turns out that patients may get the best care when treated in hospital units
Continue readingIf you haven’t heard, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning. Of course, the president said all the right
Continue readingJust remember: Selling your practice and becoming an employee is not all it is cracked up to be! Steven Mussey,
Continue readingMedicine can be cool. It can be useful, and even fun. “Born with an absent or underdeveloped vagina, women
Continue readingThat is the path many doctors are taking right now!
Continue readingI am kidding. Only two doctors in the whole state are doing it. Why? I think I know. I
Continue readingThere is an assumption that doctors are doing bad things. It is as if we are guilty until proven innocent.
Continue readingYep, that is what being a doctor is according to this article in the Daily Beast. It is like they
Continue readingEditor’s Note: “Seems reasonable” – DF
Continue readingI remember going on an interview, after graduating residency about 20 years ago, in a small town in Virginia where
Continue readingOn this site I have blogged over and over again about the similarities between the teaching profession and the medical
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