Hitting a Nerve
Hitting a Nerve
Patient poaching: High on practices’ dirty tricks list
“Basically, what the other doctor did was perform a walletectomy (or, in this case insurance-ectomy) on the patient under the guise (to her) that...
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Is it time for neurologists to manage high blood pressure?
Dr. Allan M. Block argues that while elevated readings definitely overlap with neurologic practice, treating and managing them directly should not...
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Lay press stories about research: Putting them into perspective for patients
Dr. Allan Block discusses a case of a patient who had a question regarding early research into potential long-term risks of a treatment for an...
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When patient autonomy gets in the way
Dr. Allan M. Block says doing a consult on an alert and reasonable patient who doesn’t want one seems like harassment.
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Small-practice neurologists still have a role to play
Dr. Allan M. Block observes how the pros of running a solo practice for him may soon come into conflict with competition from a nearby planned...
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Happiness in my solo practice
“I’m happy in my little one-office world,” says Dr. Allan M. Block, who has no desire to expand beyond it.
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It’s board recertification time!
While the esoteric details of anatomic terms and neural pathways may be forgotten over time, it’s important to have an “instinctive understanding...
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Clicking override when the EHR system argues about an order
“I don’t take this job lightly. When I order a test it’s because I’m trying to do the right thing for the patient. ... Sometimes those things don’...
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Seeing former patients’ graves at the cemetery gives perspective
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When’s the right time to use dementia as a diagnosis?
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Being a leader in medicine doesn’t have to mean changing careers
“If doing my best for patients day in and day out doesn’t make me a ‘leader in medicine,’ I don’t know what does,” says Dr. Allan M. Block.