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Healthcare And The Importance Of Hope
Hope is a tricky thing. On the one hand, false hope can lead patients to opt for painful, futile treatments at the end of life. On the other, unnecessarily bleak outlooks can lead to depression and...
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Why Young Physicians Should Consider Locum Tenens: Try Before You Buy!
*This blog post was initially published on the Barton Blog. When doctors complete their residency training, they are under a lot of pressure to land their first “real job” quickly. Student loan...
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Medicaid Rates So Low, Hospitals Consider It Charity Care
Most hospitals have slim margins, and budgets are set based on anticipated average patient reimbursement at Medicare rates. Some private insurers pay higher rates than Medicare, and the differential is...
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Cancer Patients May Not Get The Rehab They Need: A Missed Opportunity To...
This blog post first appeared at: Curious Dr. George Rehabilitation medicine is one of the best-kept secrets in healthcare. Although the specialty is as old as America’s Civil War, few people are...
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Telehealth: Cost Saver or Cost Driver?
Over 1 million virtual doctor visits were reported in 2015. Telehealth companies have long asserted that increased access to physicians via video or phone conferencing saves money by reducing office...
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Most Doctors Could Pay Off Their Student Loans Quickly If They Took Short...
At the risk of vilification by my peers, I’m going to say something extremely unpopular. We physicians have it pretty good financially. Our salaries are generous, and we have a much higher standard of...
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How Does The Gig Economy Translate To Physician Work?
The New Yorker recently featured a long essay about a popular new episodic work style sweeping America: the “gig economy.” The gig economy unbundles units of work previously tied to an employer or...
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Words Of Wisdom For Doctors Interested In Trying Locum Tenens Work
I receive a significant amount of email in response to my blog posts about locum tenens work. Curious colleagues (from surgeons to internists and emergency medicine physicians) ask for insider insight...
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Patient Access to Medical Services Varies by Individual Physician’s Will to...
American healthcare reform debates are focused on strategies to provide “access” to medical services for all. Lack of insurance (or under-insurance) seems to be the primary focus, as it is falsely...
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Hardening Of The Categories: Why We Have A Shortage Of Physicians To Treat...
Because science is advancing our understanding of medicine at an exponential rate, physicians and surgeons have been turning to subspecialization as a means to narrow their required domains of...
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