The 5 Dimensions of Physician-to-Physician Communication: What’s Your Favorite Way?
As my sons sit at the dinner table texting on their phones, it got me thinking about how we physicians communicate, and how that has changed over the years. When …
Let’s be Clear About How Much Health Care Costs?
There are a lot of calls for transparency in health care pricing. Before we can even discuss it, we need to clarify the terms that we use. These terms need …
Why Physicians Need An Online Presence
“He made me wait way too long, and then I felt rushed.” I discovered this negative review, now several years old, when I recently Googled myself. No glowing comments about …
The Unintended Consequences of Today’s Health Delivery Model
Efforts in the name of efficiency and cost reduction have unintended consequences. When I was in practice, I admitted, or at least followed, all my patients in the hospital. There …