How to be an Authentic Doctor #3: Dress Professionally
What does your outfit tell about you? A lot, it turns out. It tells patients whether you take care of
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What does your outfit tell about you? A lot, it turns out. It tells patients whether you take care of
Continue reading“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
Continue reading“An Awkward Obamacare Moment” is based on a daily concern expressed by my elderly patients. – Steven
Continue readingDo you believe that I have to mention this? I can’t believe it either but since the advent of the
Continue readingHere is an interesting finding recently: One-quarter of active-duty soldiers who have never deployed to combat have some sort of
Continue readingI wrote a blog entry called “Can the Poor Eat Healthy?” a while back and it got someone interested enough
Continue readingIt has been 20 years since I graduated from medical school. I have seen lots of patients over those years.
Continue readingHere is a nice little punch in the stomach this morning. How many of you have heard or work with
Continue reading“Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Harold Ramis, one of America’s greatest satirists, and like so
Continue readingHave you been “certified” for the new CDL garbage? if so have you seen the actual federal rule? Here it is:
Continue readingWhy I like paper: I have patients, especially the older ones, who complain to me that they do not like my
Continue readingRight now the AAFP and the AMA are fighting with the government to delay the ICD-10 introduction. You can see
Continue readingThe concept of sexual “protection” from my kids’ generation. I actually get the joke which is sad for me. Credit
Continue readingI always laugh when a read those studies showing a doctor’s tie or jacket needs to be removed due to
Continue readingSo the big news out of JAMA was this study, which concluded: A multipayer medical home pilot, in which participating
Continue readingA positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the
Continue readingI found this article, which I found kind of interesting. It is about this female doctor who wrote a letter
Continue readingAs unproven as customer satisfaction surveys are, they are not going away. A new study found 59 percent of people said
Continue readingSomehow this is news: Women who embraced a healthy diet after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes had significantly lower
Continue readingThe exodus is almost complete. More and more doctors are jumping on the bandwagon of hospital employment. Here is some
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