U.S. health care is going to hell in a handbasket, but only as patients can we alter this. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), hospital administrators and we patients are all guilty of worshiping at the altar of “patient satisfact…
Category: primary care
Glowing and beaming represent physical evidence of joy in life
Glowing and beaming. Applying these terms to people has become somewhat dated, but to students of human nature, and especially doctors who meet people under all sorts of unusual circumstances, they still apply. A former colleague of mine, who worked in…
The case for ending printed medical journals
For the better part of two decades in medicine, I considered printed journals an old friend. Getting my latest medical journal in the mail, opening it, enjoying the feel, look, and even the smell of the journal was almost like getting a monthly present…
The case for ending printed medical journals
For the better part of two decades in medicine, I considered printed journals an old friend. Getting my latest medical journal in the mail, opening it, enjoying the feel, look, and even the smell of the journal was almost like getting a monthly present…
The missing doctors’ goodbyes
There is a particular pang of regret I get when I think about the patients who I have failed to say goodbye to. By this, I mean when a physician leaves a group or practice, they are often prevented from sharing their next destination. Like most young p…
The missing doctors’ goodbyes
There is a particular pang of regret I get when I think about the patients who I have failed to say goodbye to. By this, I mean when a physician leaves a group or practice, they are often prevented from sharing their next destination. Like most young p…
Why always being positive might be the worst thing for physicians to do
During the current COVID-19 pandemic and with staffing shortages, you’ve probably heard the phrase “stay positive.” Perhaps this message comes from well-intended institutional leadership, mentors, colleagues, family members, friends o…
Why always being positive might be the worst thing for physicians to do
During the current COVID-19 pandemic and with staffing shortages, you’ve probably heard the phrase “stay positive.” Perhaps this message comes from well-intended institutional leadership, mentors, colleagues, family members, friends o…
When it comes to diet culture, it’s time to end the abuse
When you hear someone talk about a relationship that is oppressive, shameful, controlling, and detrimental to the person’s physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing: How would you define the relationship? Would you want the person …
When it comes to diet culture, it’s time to end the abuse
When you hear someone talk about a relationship that is oppressive, shameful, controlling, and detrimental to the person’s physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing: How would you define the relationship? Would you want the person …
