Month: March 2018

(Snippets from the frontline) Myron’s right to die      When I first visited this mid-80s senior at home, he laid on a hospital bed paralyzed. Myron ran a successful … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Bad news As a physician, giving bad news is not an easy task.  In the past, the hardest thing to tell a patient was they have … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Making a hospital complaint As a primary care doctor, I am responsible for admitting patients who are ill.  A plan is developed, discussion made with patient … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Start a revolution To my colleagues: Throughout the nation, we convene at education meetings to coalesce evidence-based information improving medical care. Missing at these conferences is … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Your physician “quarterback” When admitted to a hospital, you might be too ill to ask questions or make good medical decisions.  Having a family member or … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Insurance company denial is your risk My patient was admitted to the ICU with a heart attack.  At that time we did not have coronary angiograms … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) US healthcare – another inconvenient truth Profit:  Business takeover of medicine at the expense of quality patient care. Doctors:  Marginalized without a voice becoming a mere … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) Daylight savings preventive care She got on a stool to change the clock and fell, breaking her hip. From that point on “fall back in Fall” … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) DNA DNA links your past to present weaving together multiple generations.  Simple testing (spitting into a test tube) may reveal information you might never suspect.  Some … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) How hospitals minimize doctor input Despite physicians being on the frontline of healthcare, doctor input in hospitals is nil.  Medical decision-making is now in the hands … Continue Reading →