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EpiPen Controversy: Price Gouging, Systemic Issue, or Both?
I’ve had a long interest in understanding how systems work (all systems including economic and social — not just organ systems). I’ve come to realize how often an intervention (be it a drug, surgical procedure, tax law, or healthcare policy […]
Read moreNew Grad RN Job Search, Reboot Recruiting Strategy, & Expanding Telemedicine
This blog post by Nacole Riccaboni offered some good tips for how newly graduated registered nurses can improve their resumes by emphasizing the experiences they have gained in training. Since you have no bedside nursing experience, your resume should be filled with nursing school experience […]
Read moreWhere does Complementary and Alternative Medicine Fit in US Healthcare?
As a physician, some of my biggest disappointments have been with colleagues who could not visualize the benefit of going beyond the usual prescription medications or surgery as the only methods of treating a patient. Even after describing my successes, […]
Read moreRecruiting & Retaining Rural Physicians – Avoiding Job Posting Errors – Medicare Readmission Penalties
Allee Mead with Rural Health Information Hub interviews David Schmitz David Schmitz is the Chief Rural Officer and Program Director of RTTs at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho as well as the co-creator of the Community Apgar Program, which is an […]
Read moreCognitive Bias and Antibiotic Overuse
Attempts to correct the problem of antibiotic overuse have typically revolved around education, with very little attention paid to psychology. A Google search for ‘antibiotic overuse’ brings up articles from the CDC and Mayo Clinic with titles like “Antibiotics: Misuse […]
Read moreBetter nursing working environment means better outcomes for surgery patients
While it sounds logical, a recent study published Jan. 20 in JAMA Surgery reported that hospitals with the better nursing departments had fewer patients die after a surgical complication. What makes a good hospital nursing environment? The two criteria used by […]
Read moreEmployed Physicians – The Choosers or the Chosen?
Private practice is not yet extinct, but it has several challenges ahead if it plans to survive the ascension of the hospital system. As physicians look for employment, the bigger question looming in the background is are we truly choosing our practice environment, or is it choosing us?
Read moreMOC – A Complicated Mess
When physicians finish residency after medical school, they have the opportunity to become board certified in their particular specialty. This usually entails a written test and an oral exam. After passing these two tests, they are then considered board certified. […]
Read moreDoes Race Affect Medical School Acceptance Rates?
“I mean… I’m a white guy so it’s harder now for me to get in (to medical school).” My heart sank when I heard these words. As hard I tried, I couldn’t shake the feeling that my medical degree was […]
Read moreHealthcare Needs a Smooth Integration of Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
Our current system of healthcare delivery needs to change if it is to accommodate the influx of millions of newly insured patients and a looming physician shortage of massive proportions. There are about 1 million physicians currently practicing in the […]
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