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MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication

33 Charts

The problem is that doctors work in what I call a zero-sum medical day. It’s the physics of physician bandwidth: You can’t add something without taking something away. The local family doctor wants to use antibiotics and we need to know whether we should fly to Dubai. Pretty simple. A cue for an action.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Gone are the carefree smiles, the uncomplicated daily lives, and the thought that we and our families are immune to unexpected death. Friends and family have asked me my thoughts on Covid-19, maybe believing I have some special information simply from being on the front lines. We are all scared. Take a walk. Go to bed earlier.

ER 100
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Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

Physician's Weekly

The article “ American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration ” (May 30) presents us Canadians with welcome news. In every part of Canada, in every province, there are not enough doctors. This would present a valuable opportunity for doctors and their families to learn French.