Doctor, if you have recently had occasion to be granted a visit with upper hospital management in the plush executive suite, most surely it was you who stood out quite conspicuously. Being greeted, hopefully politely, by one of the administrative secre…
Health care is meant to heal, but what if it’s quietly doing the opposite? While we rely on medical professionals, hospitals, and treatments to keep us healthy, the system has hidden dangers that can put lives at risk. For every life saved, count…
I’ve been an X-ray and CT technologist for almost ten years, and I’ve always taken pride in my work. But nothing could have prepared me—or any of us—for what the COVID-19 pandemic brought. It wasn’t just the virus itself; it was the w…
April 23, 2025, is Administrative Professionals Day! Administrators, especially in health care, are a rapidly growing demographic who believe they are unsung heroes deserving of recognition. In an attempt to remedy this situation, I submit for your con…
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internist and psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, “How data accuracy failures are costing lives and money in health care.” He explores the co…
Not long ago, my husband and I had a sobering realization: If we did not make major changes, we would regret spending our best years using every ounce of our energy on work. We accepted that exhaustion from our jobs was normal. Burnout became our statu…
Last week, a mother of six children—four of whom have disabilities—made the trek to the health care campus where I’m a faculty member to share her story. She’s making this trip weekly on Thursdays to give the same presentation twice in succ…
I worked in rural health in Kentucky for twenty years, then in urgent treatment centers in Denver. All sorts of patients pop up in primary care and in UTCs. Most have easily identified complaints: UTI, sinusitis, flu. Others are there for regular refil…
“I want to be white,” he said. I didn’t know how to respond. I was quiet. He was serious, waiting for my reply. He was only 8 years old, in the hospital with an asthma flare-up. I had asked him, “What do you want to be when you …
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Psychotherapist and author Margo Lowy discusses her article, “Maternal ambivalence: the side of motherhood no one talks about.” She explores the often unspoken…
