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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

Ironically, back when we were jumping through the hoops of Patient Centered Medical Home recognition, we got zero credit for squeezing sick patients into our schedule the same day they called - we qualified only if we had at least one “acute” slot designated in our daily schedule, even if nobody used it. Government.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity. This is not to say that this book is not worth reading - far from it.

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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

Co-CEO of The Permanente Federation and leader of multiple Permanente Medical Groups at Kaiser Permanente, recognized for advancing AI technology, improving care access, and advocating for value-based care measures OAKLAND, Calif. Kaiser Permanente is comprised of the Permanente Medical Groups and Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals.

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How frustrating work environment affects empathy in resident doctors?

Tiny Physician

However, the core problem in our medical system is yet to be addressed which actually results in these unfortunate incidents. Only very few hospitals and medical colleges have Public Relations Officers (PROs) at all the ICUs and major wards to talk with the patients and to sort out these problems.

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Medicine or Madness?

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

You have to be able to laugh at situations, the system, the government, people and especially yourself (Mostly yourself). signed the barely carbonated EMS book, always wondering who can read the illegible writing which never reaches page 2 or 3. We booked a follow up appointment and he was on his way home. “Sharp doc.

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Episode 200: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 11 – Racism, Redlining, and the Path Towards Reconciliation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

In contrast, de jure segregation refers to the involvement of federal, state, and local governments in creating, structuring, designing, reinforcing, and perpetuating segregation. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Episode Takeaways: 1. Richard Rothstein References Rothstein, R.

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Away from war but no peace for Ukraine-returned Indian students

Tiny Physician

Governments declare war, but it is the civilians who suffer. Indian medical students, who were pursuing their studies in Ukraine, were the most affected Indians in this whole matter. She got admission to Odessa National Medical University through a recruitment agency operating near her home. Even though 1.6