Ready Patient One – Your Healthcare Shouldn’t Be That Hard
One of my all time favorite books is Ready Player One. I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up in the 80’s and spent my youth playing video games. First Pong, then Zork, Super Mario Brothers and GoldenEye and endless arcade games. Plus all the amazing...
Our healthcare system is making doctors paternalistic, part 1
Non-compliant…sounds like something you don’t want your insurance company labeling you as, right? I find this term so interesting because today’s consumers of healthcare no longer go to see their doctor for absolute directives about what they should...
Losing the art of medicine
I have long thought that the art of medicine mostly encompassed the intertwining of knowledge with compassionate communication and service to humanity. I am coming to see another aspect of the art of medicine which I fear is quickly being lost. Here is an example. I...
Choosing Wisely – More Tests Are Not Always Better
Choosing Wisely is a new campaign designed to help patients and physicians understand when certain tests need to be done and when they don’t. Nine different specialty societies (including the American Academy of Family Physicians) have been looking at evidence and...