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Last month I told you this was coming, and now, ardent readers, you may be satisfied. “’CommonPass,’ which at present offers travelers
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
Last month I told you this was coming, and now, ardent readers, you may be satisfied. “’CommonPass,’ which at present offers travelers
Continue readingMany of my articles for Authentic Medicine discuss issues around full practice authority(FPA) for nurse practitioners(NPs) and Optimal Team Practice(OTP)
Continue readingEvery day, we get new headlines: College X has 800 Covid-19 cases. That’s it. That’s the total story. There
Continue readingAn editorial in the Boston Herald proclaimed “No study needed: Stoned drivers pose deadly threat.” The Associated Press recently disclosed the results
Continue readingIf you have not read it, I highly recommend adding Max Brook’s 2006 title World War Z to your summer reads (and
Continue reading”You keep talking about all the changes in Private Practice. What do you mean, and what’s happening?” What I thought
Continue reading“In 1980, Congress passed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, which served to deregulate financial institutions that accept
Continue reading“Life is just a series of peaks and troughs. And you don’t know whether you’re in a trough until you’re
Continue readingNew York State has a looming $8 billion deficit from ballooning Medicaid costs. Governor Cuomo, an astute politician, did what he
Continue readingGeneric Prozac is Fluoxetine. It used to be $100 for 30 pills. Since it became generic, you can get 100
Continue readingI am not sure if you heard the news or not so here it is: Nearly all of the largest
Continue readingThe topic of Medicaid expansion is fraught with politics. I am going to stay away from that a bit. Here
Continue readingCan we live too long? How is that possible? A recent editorial in the Washington Post hinted at the problem:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-need-a-major-redesign-of-life/2019/11/29/a63daab2-1086-11ea-9cd7-a1becbc82f5e_story.html
Continue readingHere is how you change the narrative about EMRs: High-quality training correlates with higher EHR satisfaction across specialities, according to
Continue readingThe Lancet just published a report warning of impending death and destruction from unchecked global warming. The authors focused on the effect
Continue reading“Waste in the U.S. health care system ranges from $760 billion to $935 billion per year, or more than total
Continue readingWhat’s in Your Library? What’s in Your Head? How about Harry Truman’s Way. Probably tons of books, videos, audiotapes and
Continue readingYes, we have all seen the above mug. We’ve all had a chuckle. But what if Google really was trying
Continue readingI know what you are thinking but hear me out. And, by the way, those who are easily offended should
Continue readingI want to first list my biases before you read the rest. I am a direct primary care doctor. Second,
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