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Access without a portal
Just because I don’t have a digital patient portal doesn’t mean I’m hiding things from patients.
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When the EMR is MIA
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Health care on holidays
The nature of medicine is such that we give up our own time to help others.
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The migraine-go-round
Patient care isn’t always as simple as “take this and call me in the morning.”
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Enjoy the ride
We often lose track of time’s effects on us until we see the changes it has brought to another.
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When the wrong history repeats itself
Medical records need to be as accurate as possible for current and future hospital stays and for treating physicians to be aware of.
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An unwelcome second opinion
All doctors, like all people, make mistakes.
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Learning to coexist
Refusing to work with another competent physician because I disagree with their personal, religious, or political beliefs is just plain stupid.
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Note to self: Relax!
Have I become a workaholic in my middle age?
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Wisdom from an unexpected source
It’s not just the young who can learn from the wisdom of the old. The older can learn, and be reminded of, many good things from the young. Even...
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When the benchwarmer is a slugger
I'm far more willing (as are my patients) to take chances with Felbatol for epilepsy than the current MAB bunch for Alzheimer's disease.
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An expensive lesson
We need to emphasize to kids – and the general population – that the emergency department is for emergencies.
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Spin doctors
I’m worried that many treatments in development for Alzheimer’s disease are more spin than substance.