Harmed by the Electronic Medical Record
Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD shares an anecdotal personal story (she’s a physician patient) about harmful aspects of the Electronic Medical Record.
Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD shares an anecdotal personal story (she’s a physician patient) about harmful aspects of the Electronic Medical Record.
Karla Lester, MD, explains what an Almond Mom is. She also sets the record straight about Almond Dads and Almond Doctors, both of which exist.
Robert Gergely, MD gives his take on how we managed to convert an excellent medical care system into a “health (no) care” failing system.
13 culinary medicine articles, released weekly. Written by a certified internal medicine physician, board-certified in culinary medicine & obesity medicine, whose focus is on prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
Dr. Baumgaertel gives an introduction to the full lecture she gave in December 2022 entitled “What I’ve Learned from Running a Weight Management & Wellness Program for 7 Years.”
Amongst his tips: “Find someone who writes like you want to write, send them a piece of your work and ask them to rewrite it
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Nisha Patel, MD, asks what the deal is with nuts. Are they really healthy for you?
Jack C McGeachy, MD shares how the for-profit, quasi-medical field of drug rehab poses financial, emotional, and physical risks to patients; for their good, we as physicians need to own the field of substance use disorder treatment.
Tea Nguyen, DPM shares 3 common misconceptions about Direct Care that physicians must let go of if they want a successful Direct Care practice.
Kurt Scott, Elsie Koh, MD, Niels Anderson explain what a vision statement is and why we should care.
Franchell Hamilton, MD shares that the main factors that dictate weight is not willpower, but the brain, and that it’s signaling.
Daniel Paull MD asks the world to “let a doctor be a doctor”.
David Epstein, MD, discusses the advantages and limitations of artificial intelligence programs in producing written medical content.
Daniel Paull MD shares that physicians don’t have job stability anymore.
Andy Shin, MD lists 5 bad habits he believes everyone should consider for better high-performing team dynamics
Daniel Paull MD claims private practices are becoming unstable and that private equity is not the answer.
Robert Saul, MD shares that tears are important in our lives and asks us to let them rinse our emotions (grieving together, celebrating together, being nonjudgmental) as we support each other.
Daniel Paull MD shows us how you can be punished for having health insurance.
Alexandra Stockwell, MD teaches us that instead of complaining about our partner, we should focus on your own growth, our own learning, our own becoming.
Amruti Borad, DO shares that medical Students are at the beginning of the journey to Physician-hood and are therefore at the perfect stage in their career to reap the benefits of coaching.
Yuri Chaves Martins, MD, PhD shares the 5 most important lifestyle changes to help people manage chronic pain.
Grace Torres-Hodges, DPM, MBA shares how indie musicians and direct care doctors are related, sharing the desire to maintain their independence, creativity and passion in what they do.
Michael Hersh, MD suggests that sometimes, when your dream does not become your reality, you need to burn it all down to create something new.
Matthew Mintz, MD explains that, although doctors can be overwhelmed with the complexities of starting their own practice, having a clear practice vision as your first step can make things much easier.
Em Wong, MD shares her experience as a physician and family caregiver.
Dana Corriel, MD suggests that there’s more to the picture than what you see on the screen, in primary care. Someone else is writing the script.
Dawn L Baker MD, MS challenges us to think of work-life balance as an orchestra, where all the instruments represent your different roles in life.
Daniel Paull MD lists 3 common misconceptions about going the direct care route
Robert Saul, MD writes that to accept the grace of God and others might be our fate, but to make it meaningful requires us to be on a journey to accept that grace and pass it on.
George Rogu MD MBA explains why peculiar behaviors sometimes observed immediately post-adoption in internationally adopted children could be taking place.
David Epstein, MD, MS, FAAP discusses some limitations of telemedicine technology on medical visits for kids.
Dr. Baumgaertel reviews definitions for different menopausal stages, clarifies how to understand the early signs of menopause, and gives some great tips on things to pay attention to.
David Epstein, MD, MS, FAAP discusses the effects of Yelp on the business owner.
Robert Saul, MD explains how epiphanies, revelations, or “light-bulb” moments, are sometimes easy to recognize but, more often than not, are only noticed after the fact.
Daniel Paull M.D.: Why doctors hate EMRs
Chander Mishra MD MBA shares a few reasons medical professionals should give significant consideration to generating passive income through real estate investing.
David Epstein, MD, MS, FAAP shares the insecurities we have in medicine as physicians and how protecting ourselves from these insecurities or self-doubt may not be the best thing.
Robert Saul, MD explains how works of mercy cannot be measured, or specifically quantified, but still define the essential elements of our ability to provide meaningful care.
Pulmonologist Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, recounts her vivid experiences in Code Blues in response to Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest, and calls upon the need for strong infrastructure to provide time, space, and safety for healthcare professionals to process and prioritize mental health.
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