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Publicity and sharing our experiences are our best tools against legal injustice
An excerpt from Rheum for Improvement: The Evolution of a Health-Care Advocate. Their expert witness, “Dr. Z,” was simply a hired gun willing to do their bidding for a price. He had completed only one year of a rotating internship in family practice in…
This physician is retiring. Here’s his most valuable lesson.
In a few weeks, I will be retiring. After 31 years and more than 100,000 patient visits, I will be hanging up my stethoscope. Over the years, there have been tremendous highs but also horrible lows. The latter includes having been victimized by a fr…
Will COVID-19 stop the devaluation of physicians?
About a year ago, I wrote about how physicians are being devalued. More recently, I posted on my Facebook page how, in the current time of need, physicians are suddenly being valued more. I noted how in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the powers th…
Are physicians allowed to be human?
I knew Friday was not going to be a good day. A leak in the ceiling of my family room. A pet who would need surgery. I was already stressed well before Friday. But at work, the issues started on Thursday with an osteoporotic patient for whom I had r…
The devaluation of physicians
Chip Kelly was a former coach and general manager of my beloved Philadelphia Eagles. He was a firm believer in his “system” and felt that his players were disposable and easily replaced. Because of that, he proceeded to trade away or release very tale…
