Comments on SGR from around the web
Many bloggers, including Bob Doherty, Doc Rob, and GruntDoc, express frustration, while most others avoid the 21% SGR cut topic.
10 important rules from @doc_rob – brilliant!!
My quotes and praise do not do this post justice. I would rate it one of the top 10 blog posts I have ever seen. Please go clickety click.
10 important rules from @doc_rob – brilliant!!
My quotes and praise do not do this post justice. I would rate it one of the top 10 blog posts I have ever seen. Please go clickety click.
10 important rules from @doc_rob – brilliant!!
My quotes and praise do not do this post justice. I would rate it one of the top 10 blog posts I have ever seen. Please go clickety click.
How should we define primary care?
I believe that most of my outpatient colleagues are closer to Dr. Baron’s model than the American Heritage primary care definition.
What should outpatient internists do?
So, in summary, I believe we should consider dividing outpatient internal medicine into two tracks – consultant and primary care.
Thoughts on documentation
Our strict documentation codes have no rational basis. Only a bureaucracy could produce this paperwork travesty.
The hidden curriculum – not just in med schools
We have many defendants in the court of hidden curriculum. Some of the defendants write comments on this blog.
My father – part 2
I saw him yesterday prior to flying home. He is unfortunately confused, but remains comfortable. The hospice team seems wonderful.
Palliative care, hospitalists and outpatient physicians
We admitted my 87-year-old father to the hospital last night. He has what many physicians call the “dwindles”.