Great cases, interesting cases and sad cases
Rangel has blogged eloquently about this subject – The humanistic paradox of the study of medicine. In this rant he cites A Great Case.
Obesity costs us money
That we must as a society address obesity is not a new thought. Placing this battle into an economic perspective makes sense.
Why Ignorance Fuels Rising Expenses
The economic underpinnings of HSAs makes so much sense that I cannot understand why the Democrats oppose them so much.
Perhaps my last post on “great cases”
When we forget to respect patients such as the one which started this discussion, then we have lost part of our professionalism (in my opinion).
The Comprehensive Benefits of Regular Exercise
One should always worry when someone uses hyperbole and obfuscation to make points. Scare Tactics Part II.
Need abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery – find a vascular surgeon
This article makes some very important points. As a generalist, I know that one of my obligations to patients is to understand the limits of my expertise.
Holt on quality
We are striving to teach physicians to optimize their practice, however they know that optimal practice in 2003 may change in 2005
The Challenge of a Flawed Reimbursement System
Most physicians just have no pump experience, therefore, they use the tools with which they are experienced.
The Medicare bill and cancer clinics
Over the past 2 years I figured out that Medicare was overpaying for cancer chemotherapy.
Key to Excellence in General Practice
I find the findings of this article sobering. Perhaps we should evolve our health system in ways which take these findings into consideration.