Teaching medicine requires teaching thinking
Great medicine occurs when the clinician knows enough to either proceed or know that they need another physician to help.
Satisfaction – not a useful quality measure
Satisfaction on the surface should be a great quality measure. It should reflect bedside manner, which we all know is most important.
The P4P debate
The con side is well done, however, it does miss a major point. Performance is too complex to summarize in measures.
Thoughts on Israel – trip day #1
I probably will still do some medical blogging while on vacation, but primarily I want to keep a record of an exciting vacation.
Time to redesign residencies
Once upon a time (actually when I did my residency), we worked long hours, were taught well and learned from our patients.
We need more “old fashioned” doctors
Recently at dinner a pediatric nurse practitioner made a comment that we need more “old fashioned” physicians.
MKSAP 16 on an iPad – a grand slam
The article highlights the MKSAP 16 iPad app as convenient, user-friendly, and helpful for improving medical study efficiency and access.
Q&A VI
The message argues for revisiting the 1994 Dietary Supplement Act to prevent marketing unsafe supplements.
Smokers and health insurance premiums
This one is more complex than smoking. We can test patients for smoking regularly, and so can insurance companies.
Paraneoplastic antibody screening
That definition is very helpful because some of the screening panels also provide results that might come from an auto-immune condition.