Hitting a Nerve
Hitting a Nerve
Access to ‘the little blue book’ just got a lot more expensive
The reference book of physician information is now digital only.
Hitting a Nerve
The ‘monster note’ in EHR systems rarely helps
The note about radiology and lab results that automatically appears in an EHR “has become horribly misused.”
Hitting a Nerve
My mundane genetic testing results
Dr. Allan Block shares his experience with ancestry genetic testing.
Hitting a Nerve
Getting paid when patients aren’t in the room
Insurance reimbursement for consultations when patients aren’t in the room needs to change.
Hitting a Nerve
Rumors about the death of tPA are exaggerated
Only time will tell whether preliminary trials indicating that mechanical thrombectomy is superior to tPA for acute ischemic stroke are true.
Hitting a Nerve
Do you attend a patient’s funeral?
After 18 years of practice, I have plenty of patients whom I respect and with whom I have a strong or longstanding relationship, but I don’t have...
Hitting a Nerve
On vacation, my patients go with me
I do something different from most when on the road: I take my patients with me.
Hitting a Nerve
Charging for medical records: For whom and at what cost?
Policies and practices for giving patients a copy of their medical record can vary in regard to the reason it is needed, the medium for copying...
Hitting a Nerve
My declining enthusiasm for inpatient work
Twenty years of taking hospital call has steadily lessened Dr. Allan M. Block’s desire for inpatient work, but not completely.
Hitting a Nerve
Staying open versus closed at the end of the year
Dr. Allan Block says keeping his solo practice closed in the final 2 weeks of the year is worth the trade in money for family time.
Hitting a Nerve
An unclear future ahead for health care
Solo private practice neurologist Allan M. Block hopes that the Trump administration replaces the broken parts of Obamacare with sustainable and...