“Pathognomonia.” I do not believe this is a real word. That’s OK. I don’t care if it isn’t. I have wanted to…
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A physician was barred from attending any future IT meetings
by Calvin J. Maestro MD December 25, 2018In the mid-1990s, I was working as the medical director for a national computer processing company that had the medical policy and…
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When consumerism and convenience goes wild for no good reason
by Steven Reznick MD December 24, 2018I have received several phone calls in the last few weeks from young adults requesting information about their last vaccinations. They are…
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3 lessons this physician learned from her patients
by Ellen Poulose Redger MD December 23, 2018I recently completed my internal medicine residency training. Three years, thousands of hours, thousands of patients, thousands of decisions. I certainly learned…
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Electronic health records: Separating the signal from the noise
by Fred N. Pelzman MD December 23, 20185,177. That’s the current number of “cc’ed charts” as of this morning in my electronic health record in-basket. While it might sound…
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The rewards of being a designated airman medical examiner
by Steven Reznick MD December 21, 2018For the last 25 years, I have had the privilege of being a designated airman medical examiner by the Federal Aviation Administration.…
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I am a mother. A wife. A daughter. A sister. A friend. I am a doctor. I am a runner. Just like…
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Three years ago, I had a massive, life-changing event. It passed with little notice; it was beyond banal and happened while eating…