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The problem of physicians and nurses connecting patients with hospital fundraisers
Many organizations solicit private donations from benefactors and philanthropists. Is there a stadium in the country that does not bear the name of a prominent donor? There are also anonymous donors who are not cursed with egos that require their names…
The problem of physicians and nurses connecting patients with hospital fundraisers
Many organizations solicit private donations from benefactors and philanthropists. Is there a stadium in the country that does not bear the name of a prominent donor? There are also anonymous donors who are not cursed with egos that require their names…
Why this physician will no longer see nursing home patients
Our practice will no longer see nursing home patients in our office. If a nursing home patient is already established with us, then we will see him; but, we have decided not to accept new patients. Of course, we believe that these individuals — l…
Medical judgment: Healing demands more than knowledge
I’ve delved into the issue of medical judgment more than once. I have argued that sound judgment is more important than medical knowledge. If one has a knowledge deficit, assuming he is aware of this, it is easily remedied. A judgment deficiency, pe…
Even the most seasoned patients are no match for the Medical Insurance Industrial Complex
“Does my insurance cover this?” I cannot calculate how often a patient poses this inquiry to me assuming wrongly that I have expertise in the insurance and reimbursement aspects of medicine. If I — a gastroenterologist — do not even know ho…
What distinguishes good physicians from truly seasoned medical professionals?
One thing that gastroenterologists know about is stool. But, I’m not referring to that kind of stool in this post. Follow along. When we do a colonoscopy, for example, we are relying upon stool, or more accurately a stool, as in a three-legged stool. T…
Health insurance company denials make no sense
We do most of our colonoscopies in our ambulatory surgery center (ASC), which is attached to our office. We are proud of the work that we and our staff do every day and are grateful for the outstanding feedback that we consistently receive from our pat…
Will blockchain become the coin of the medical realm?
First, there was Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that utilizes blockchain, a decentralized system of data collection and transactions that we are told will defy hacking. (Wasn’t the Titanic said to be unsinkable?) We read that cryptocurrency and other blockc…
Will the public be able to resist the pitch from 23andMe?
Just because something is legal, doesn’t make it right. Just because we enjoy a right of free speech, doesn’t mean we should be verbally insulting people. Just because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a treatment or a test, doesn’t mean …
How should salespeople sell to doctors?
Two device salesmen recently came unannounced to our small private gastroenterology practice. They were hawking a product that could quickly and non-invasively determine how much scar tissue had formed in a patient’s liver, a useful tool for assessing …
