Archive for August, 2008
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Finding a primary care physician you can trust and get along with is a daunting task. Many people do not seek out a primary care physician until they develop a medical condition that needs immediate attention, often leading to rushed or blind decisions about where to seek care. ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
The Happy Hospitalist has proposed a solution to correct underpayment by Medicare.
"Medicare should role into town once every two years with a silent auction to set rates. Providers bid on the CPT rate schedule for the next two years. The lowest CPT bid gets to set that CPT rate for ...
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Mr. Mac's untimely death will perhaps serve to remind the public that pneumonia is not a benign condition. Pneumonia can strike fast and hard and certain types of pneumonia have kill rates of 50% or more.
Mr. Mac was one of those rare comedians with a sense of obligation to decency and a ...
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Dr. RW has recently addressed the patient-centered care model of medicine.
I think patient care has to be patient-centered. I think we (physicians) are obligated to explain treatment options and present the supporting evidence. There are very few patients who want to know or who would be able to utilize statistics like ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
I'm fairly new to the medical blogosphere, and would like to comment on commenting.
First, let me say that I think comments are a wonderful way to discuss issues and to learn to look at problems from different perspectives. That said, there are three, bothersome things that I've noticed in the comment sections of various medical ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
I'd usually describe myself as a grateful person. But, today, I'm feeling especially grateful... probably because I'm sitting 50 feet from and spent several hours snorkeling in the pristine waters of the Caribbean. It's days like today that truly recharge my batteries and give me a renewed vigor for life. As a ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
It seems the insurance companies are convinced that money talks. In this little $400,000 experiment, the patients have a 1/10 chance per day to win $10, and a 1/100 chance per day to win $100, that's about (36.5 x 10) + (100 x 3.65) gives you a minimum of $730 a ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
"Nzou" is the Shona word for elephant. Shona is one of the two main indigenous languages of the country of Zimbabwe (Africa). My grandparents were life-long missionaries in the country of Zimbabwe (41 years), and adopted the name nzou as their totem or clan name. It was their way of ...
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