Cutting and pasting in electronic health records as evidence of fraud and audits for Meaningful Use are hot topics in medical news these days. That prompted me to think about the move from volume to value in health care payment systems. When I started as a resident, we documented so those who read our notes…
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Physician Suicide: A Silent But Growing Issue
Everyone (except maybe those closest to him) was shocked by the recent suicide of Robin Williams. A great comedian and actor, it was shocking that someone who had so much felt so bad that life was not worth living. A friend and fellow resident committed suicide in his last year of residency. I still, 32…
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