A Day in the Life Scenarios
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FAMILY PHYSICIANS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Family physicians are “the front door for people seeking health and healing, and connection…” That “hallowed role….has been relegated to…
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GLOOM AND DOOM FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
GLOOM AND DOOM FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS Independent physicians are those who work solely for their patients and are not employed…
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“DOC, HAVE YOU GOT A MINUTE?”
The phrases, “Doc, have you got a minute?” or “Doc, do you know anything about____?” were questions I used to…
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ER DOCTORS STRUGGLE WITH DRUG SEEKERS!
In the recent blog about drug-seeking behavior, I referred to the emergency or urgent care physician who faces drug seekers…
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SPECIALISTS: WE MUST HAVE THEM!
I’ve discovered that some specialists have a very easy time of it. Seeing patients, that is! They really do. Imagine…
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DO YOU STILL TRUST YOUR DOCTOR?
If you’ve gone to the same doctor for a long time, you probably do trust him/her. You’ve consulted your doctor…
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WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE?
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog about the death…
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GOOD DOCTORS GET A’S
PHYSICIANS STRIVE TO GET “A’s” Even though many educational institutions have abandoned letter grades and adopted a “pass-fail” grading system,…
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NURSING HOMES: Memories I’d Like to Forget!
When I first started practice, I was the “new kid in town.” I was the new doctor who everyone called…
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MANNERS: WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THEM?
The dictionary defines manners as “social comportment, ways of behaving with reference to polite standards.” Basically, manners refer to the…
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