The 6 Words
As the medical director of a hospital, my job is not to cure disease and save lives. My job is to…
The Obesification of America
Americans are obese. We’re more obese than any other country and we’re getting more obese each year. The most recent…
Dismantling Obamacare
After the elections of 2016, the Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare), will no longer exist as it is today. Many…
America’s Increasing Suicide Rate
Suicide in the U.S. is increasing. It is the second leading cause of death for people age 10-34 and the…
Penalizing Survival
There is one constant in regulations and policies… unintended consequences. Presently, Medicare seeks to improve quality of care delivered in…
Kicking Hepatitis C Down The Road
Hepatitis C has exposed one of the larger cracks in American healthcare financing. In particular, the drug Harvoni (ledipasvir-sofosbuvir) has…
The Dialysis Blues
End-stage renal disease has been driving me crazy recently. When no one else will dialyze you, the hospital has to….
The Most Dangerous Procedure In Medicine
Alright, from the title of this post, I’m sure you are trying to guess what it is. Open heart surgery?…
The Documentation Game
Our hospital finished the last year with an inpatient mortality index of 0.54, a fantastic accomplishment. That means that we…
Electronic Medical Record Translation Guide
For those of you who are new to electronic medical records, you will be learning a new language used by…
Necktie, Vector Tie
If you know me, then you know that I usually don’t wear a tie at work. For most businessmen, a…
Guns, Guns, Guns
Yesterday, a man was shot a couple of miles from our hospital. Not an unusual event, people get shot every day in…
The 6 Words
As the medical director of a hospital, my job is not to cure disease and save lives. My job is to…
The Obesification of America
Americans are obese. We’re more obese than any other country and we’re getting more obese each year. The most recent…
Dismantling Obamacare
After the elections of 2016, the Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare), will no longer exist as it is today. Many…
America’s Increasing Suicide Rate
Suicide in the U.S. is increasing. It is the second leading cause of death for people age 10-34 and the…
Penalizing Survival
There is one constant in regulations and policies… unintended consequences. Presently, Medicare seeks to improve quality of care delivered in…
Kicking Hepatitis C Down The Road
Hepatitis C has exposed one of the larger cracks in American healthcare financing. In particular, the drug Harvoni (ledipasvir-sofosbuvir) has…
The Dialysis Blues
End-stage renal disease has been driving me crazy recently. When no one else will dialyze you, the hospital has to….
The Most Dangerous Procedure In Medicine
Alright, from the title of this post, I’m sure you are trying to guess what it is. Open heart surgery?…
The Documentation Game
Our hospital finished the last year with an inpatient mortality index of 0.54, a fantastic accomplishment. That means that we…
Electronic Medical Record Translation Guide
For those of you who are new to electronic medical records, you will be learning a new language used by…
Necktie, Vector Tie
If you know me, then you know that I usually don’t wear a tie at work. For most businessmen, a…
Guns, Guns, Guns
Yesterday, a man was shot a couple of miles from our hospital. Not an unusual event, people get shot every day in…