It is wildly popular to say that the chief culprit in the U.S. health care system is the traditional fee-for-service payment system,…
Public Health & Policy
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Our health care system in the United States is notorious for providing a lot of unnecessary medical care — something we’ve written about extensively. Doctors may…
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Drug costs in the U.S. are higher than in in any other industrialized country in the world. Our cost for an insulin…
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I was behind schedule (again). My next patient was Helen, a non-compliant diabetic that hadn’t been into my office in over two…
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Behind that computer in your doctor’s office, there is a war going on
by Sarah Diekman MD March 27, 2018Behind that computer in your doctor’s office, there is a war going on. As a patient, it affects your care. Your doctor is…
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Political leaders are oblivious to the true causes of physician burnout
by Arvind Cavale MD March 24, 2018There has been a nauseating amount of discussion about physician burnout lately. An equal number of remedies, from mindfulness to exercise, to…
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I’ve got a confession to make. I own stock in a firearms maker. Seems ironic that someone like myself — a physician…
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The NHS is robust. And part of that is due to the passion of its workforce. Since its beginning in 1948, the…