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Doctor’s Diary March 26, 2019: Medicare-for-all
Doctor’s Diary March 22, 2019: Game plan: Business takeover of healthcare
Doctor’s Diary March 19, 2019: The 4-day rule
Doctor’s Diary March 16, 2019: Doctors are detectives
Doctor’s Diary March 12, 2019: Jumping through hoops
Doctor’s Diary March 8, 2019: Choosing a hospice agency
Doctor’s Diary March 5, 2019: How is hospice care paid?
Doctor’s Diary March 1, 2019: Aging and the palliative care white knight
Doctor’s Diary February 26, 2019: The morality of targeting ICU Medicare patients
Doctor’s Diary February 21, 2019: They prey on medical ignorance
Doctor’s Diary February 18, 2019: Lured into palliative and hospice care
Doctor’s Diary February 15, 2019: Actively dying
Doctor’s Diary February 12, 2019: Hospice care? Really?
Doctor’s Diary February 8, 2019: Dying from hospice
Doctor’s Diary February 5, 2019: Hospice is a business
Doctor’s Diary February 1, 2019: “Your loved one is on life support”
Doctor’s Diary January 22, 2019: Elmer and Edie
Doctor’s Diary January 18, 2019: Lodging a hospital complaint
Doctor’s Diary January 15, 2019: Under the influence
Doctor’s Diary January 11, 2019: Palliative and hospice care jargonese
Doctor’s Diary January 8, 2019: Hospice care not reflected in healthcare statistics
Doctor’s Diary January 3, 2019: The scoop on some hospice care agencies
Doctor’s Diary December 31, 2018: What is your happiness level?
Doctor’s Diary December 28, 2018: The Notorious RBG and healthcare
Doctor’s Diary December 24, 2018: Blood pressure cuff and other gadgets
Doctor’s Diary December 21, 2018: Who should be on hospice?
Doctor’s Diary December 18, 2018: Tactics forcing ICU patients onto hospice
Doctor’s Diary December 14, 2018: Forcing ICU patient onto hospice
Doctor’s Diary December 11, 2018: Hospice and end-of-life care
Doctor’s Diary December 7, 2018: Time
Doctor’s Diary December 4, 2018: Rough draft of a new US healthcare plan
Doctor’s Diary November 30, 2018: Healthcare
Doctor’s Diary November 27, 2018: Elder suicide – the shrouded game plan
Doctor’s Diary November 23, 2018: Smudge pot
Doctor’s Diary November 16, 2018: Finding a doctor you can trust
Doctor’s Diary November 13, 2018: Frailty
Doctor’s Diary November 9, 2018: Discharge home – Lost in translation
Doctor’s Diary November 6, 2018: Voting and healthcare
Doctor’s Diary November 2, 2018: Medicare open enrollment
Doctor’s Diary October 17, 2018: Evidence-based medicine
Doctor’s Diary October 12, 2018: Caregiver burnout
Doctor’s Diary September 30, 2018: The second Civil War
Doctor’s Diary September 27, 2018: Lesson learned
Doctor’s Diary September 24, 2018: The tortuous healthcare highway
Doctor’s Diary September 21, 2018: Futile care?
Doctor’s Diary September 18, 2018: Start the clock
Doctor’s Diary September 15, 2018: Seniors aging in place
Doctor’s Diary September 12, 2018: Muzzling the best and brightest
Doctor’s Diary September 9, 2018: Bedpan attitude
Doctor’s Diary September 6, 2018: The corporate practice of medicine
Doctor’s Diary September 3, 2018: Abe
Doctor’s Diary August 31, 2018: On being a housecall doctor
Doctor’s Diary August 28, 2018: Know your Medicare rights
Doctor’s Diary August 25, 2018: Loss of the TCU
Doctor’s Diary August 22, 2018: “Patient-centered” healthcare
Doctor’s Diary August 19, 2018: Intentional confusion
Doctor’s Diary August 16, 2018: Shortage?
Doctor’s Diary August 13, 2018: Defining your doctor
Doctor’s Diary August 10, 2018: What happens in the hospital, stays in the hospital
Doctor’s Diary August 7, 2018: Remaining in your comfort zone
Doctor’s Diary August 4, 2018: Coconut custard pie
Doctor’s Diary August 1, 2018: The suicidal elder senior
Doctor’s Diary July 29, 2018: Scrutinizing a new hospital doctor
Doctor’s Diary July 26, 2018: Escaping profiteers
Doctor’s Diary July 23, 2018: The homeless senior
Doctor’s Diary July 20, 2018: An American right
Doctor’s Diary July 17, 2018: One question too many (Year Two)
Doctor’s Diary July 14, 2018: Crime scene
Doctor’s Diary July 11, 2018: Losing sleep…and experience
Doctor’s Diary July 5, 2018: We are born equal, but…
Doctor’s Diary June 28, 2018: Seeing, chewing, hearing
Doctor’s Diary June 25, 2018: Recognizing death
Doctor’s Diary June 22, 2018: Life – On a finger tip
Doctor’s Diary June 19, 2018: Freebies
Doctor’s Diary June 16, 2018: Cradling the heart
Doctor’s Diary June 13, 2018: HAL
Doctor’s Diary June 10, 2018: Fear the ICU
Doctor’s Diary June 7, 2018: Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to be doctors
Doctor’s Diary June 4, 2018: Healthcare – Running for office
Doctor’s Diary May 26, 2018: Overdosing elder seniors
Doctor’s Diary May 23, 2018: Mother-daughter connection
Doctor’s Diary May 20, 2018: Caring for furry friends
Doctor’s Diary May 17, 2018: Being a second responder
Doctor’s Diary May 14, 2018: The beat goes on
Doctor’s Diary May 11, 2018: Housecall pidgin talk (#100)
Doctor’s Diary May 8, 2018: Physician, heal thyself
Doctor’s Diary May 5, 2018: Conveyor-belt medicine
Doctor’s Diary May 2, 2018: Death panels exist
Doctor’s Diary April 26, 2018: Getting old sucks
Doctor’s Diary April 23, 2018: A matter of comfort
Doctor’s Diary April 20, 2018: Holding ‘denied’ accountable
Doctor’s Diary April 17, 2018: The circle of life
Doctor’s Diary April 14, 2018: Breathalyzer at the doorway
Doctor’s Diary April 11, 2018: Here’s the game plan
Doctor’s Diary April 8, 2018: On being a nurse
Doctor’s Diary April 5, 2018: Transition from hospital to nursing home
Doctor’s Diary April 2, 2018: Jury Duty
Doctor’s Diary March 30, 2018: Myron’s right to die
Doctor’s Diary March 27, 2018: Bad news
Doctor’s Diary March 24, 2018: Making a hospital complaint
Doctor’s Diary March 21, 2018: Start a revolution
Doctor’s Diary March 18, 2018: Your physician “quarterback”
Doctor’s Diary March 15, 2018: Insurance company denial is your risk
Doctor’s Diary March 12, 2018: US healthcare: Another inconvenient truth
Doctor’s Diary March 9, 2018: Daylight savings preventive care
Doctor’s Diary March 6, 2018: DNA
Doctor’s Diary March 3, 2018: How hospitals minimize doctor input
Doctor’s Diary February 28, 2018: Symptoms
Doctor’s Diary February 25, 2018: Powered by Toyota
Doctor’s Diary February 22, 2018: Archimedes et al in tribute
Doctor’s Diary February 19, 2018: Character counts
Doctor’s Diary February 16, 2018: Learning a lesson
Doctor’s Diary February 13, 2018: Paying off my medical school loan
Doctor’s Diary February 10, 2018: Prescription denied
Doctor’s Diary February 4, 2018: Mike
Doctor’s Diary February 1, 2018: Hospital “code words”
Doctor’s Diary January 29, 2018: Decreasing life expectancy
Doctor’s Diary January 26, 2018: Sepsis
Doctor’s Diary January 23, 2018: Elder suicide
Doctor’s Diary January 20, 2018: Being au naturel
Doctor’s Diary January 17, 2018: Readmission
Doctor’s Diary January 14, 2018: The easy way out
Doctor’s Diary January 11, 2018: The other gateway drug
Doctor’s Diary January 8, 2018: Overtime
Doctor’s Diary January 5, 2018: Computer reality
Doctor’s Diary January 2, 2018: Dehydration
Doctor’s Diary December 29, 2017: The silent doctor
Doctor’s Diary December 26, 2017: Overdosed by government
Doctor’s Diary December 23, 2017: Grace
Doctor’s Diary December 20, 2017: Painting a picture
Doctor’s Diary December 17, 2017: Don’t forget the forgotten
Doctor’s Diary December 14, 2017: Surviving war and hospitalization
Doctor’s Diary December 11, 2017: Business bandwagon
Doctor’s Diary December 8, 2017: Re-blending our DNA
Doctor’s Diary December 5, 2017: Rolling the dice with chest pain
Doctor’s Diary December 2, 2017: Medicare HMO is not free
Doctor’s Diary November 29, 2017: When is a bribe not a bribe?
Doctor’s Diary November 26, 2017: Glowing in the dark
Doctor’s Diary November 23, 2017: Thankful for a high school education
Doctor’s Diary November 20, 2017: Pointing fingers
Doctor’s Diary November 17, 2017: Home, your comfort zone
Doctor’s Diary November 14, 2017: Should hospitals employ doctors?
Doctor’s Diary November 11, 2017: Ron – the unknown soldier
Doctor’s Diary November 8, 2017: The other pain reliever
Doctor’s Diary November 5, 2017: Beyond the realm of modern medicine
Doctor’s Diary November 2, 2017: Older and sicker stay shorter
Doctor’s Diary October 30, 2017: Anger management
Doctor’s Diary October 27, 2017: In Denial
Doctor’s Diary October 24, 2017: Our greatest asset
Doctor’s Diary October 21, 2017: A phone call away
Doctor’s Diary October 18, 2017: Mother Nature vs. vulnerable seniors
Doctor’s Diary October 15, 2017: Corralling Votes
Doctor’s Diary October 12, 2017: What’s your DRG?
Doctor’s Diary October 9, 2017: The stethoscope – A symbol or a tool
Doctor’s Diary March 24, 2018: Making a hospital complaint
Doctor’s Diary October 6, 2017: Power of Attorney
Doctor’s Diary October 3, 2017: Age as a pre-existing condition
Doctor’s Diary September 30, 2017: Cancer – the stop button
Doctor’s Diary September 27, 2017: Here’s the scam – Observation Status
Doctor’s Diary September 24, 2017: Marijuana
Doctor’s Diary September 21, 2017: Lie Detector
Doctor’s Diary September 18, 2017: Skin in the game
Doctor’s Diary September 15, 2017: Defining where a senior lives
Doctor’s Diary September 12, 2017: Drought-free America
Doctor’s Diary September 9, 2017: Safe Senior Driving
Doctor’s Diary September 3, 2017: Paperwork Sequela
Doctor’s Diary August 31, 2017: Living Shorter Lives
Doctor’s Diary August 28, 2017: Private Practice
Doctor’s Diary August 25, 2017: Doctor Shortage
Doctor’s Diary August 22, 2017: Infrastructure
Doctor’s Diary August 19, 2017: Good hands
Doctor’s Diary August 16, 2017: Doctor Bonus
Doctor’s Diary August 13, 2017: Improving Nursing Home Care
Doctor’s Diary August 10, 2017: Cost of Drugs
Doctor’s Diary August 7, 2017: Hospital administrators on a pedestal
Doctor’s Diary: August 4, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: August 1, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: July 29, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: July 26, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: July 23, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: July 20, 2017
Doctor’s Diary: July 17, 2017
Making Medical Decisions Without Accountability
A Decline In Life Expectancy
Drive-Thru Medicine
Physicians Organizing Committee Battle Encroachment into Medical Decision-Making
The Ambiguity of Diagnosing Brain Death
Saluting Our Santa Clarita Valley Olympians
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Doctors
Compromised Hospital Care
The Two-Tiered System of Hospital Care
Doctors: Pawns on the Hospital Chessboard
Surviving Your Hospital Stay
Medical Consequence of a Business Bonus
Administrator Influence Compromises Hospital Patient Care
$23 Million Hospital Propaganda Against Doctors
The Exploitative Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Palliative Care Policy
Declining Life Expectancy
Free At Last…
Banning the Corporate Practice of Medicine
A Picture Is Worth….
Open Letter to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Board of Directors
Forty Years of Team Service
Rising From the Watts Riot, Now With Roots in Santa Clarita
Keeping the Lid on Our Hospital
Warning to Elder Seniors: Have Your End-of-Life Discussion Now
The American Doctor: Marginalized and Frustrated
Welcome to SCV Physician Report
About SCVPR
Military Salute
A Military Salute to George Pederson
Kathryn Marie Charnock, M.D., Major, MC, USAF
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