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This year has been a whirlwind for me.  As a private practice physician, I've been working to build a robust quality brand to care for my amazing patients.  To that end, I switched medical records, trained and adjusted staff, and built corporat...

So I was chatting with a new friend who works for a pharmaceutical company.  He takes a medication that his employer makes.  Recently, his company created a new version of the medicine he's taking. This new version of the medicine causes less side effects and less kidn...

This article was submitted (and well written) by Emily Siner of Nashville Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/22/474388101/overcrowding-forces-tennessee-va-clinic-to-stop-accepting-new-patients

I try not to be sensational.  But let's be clear:  we knowingly hurt ou...

This was a statement from a physician colleague I'm getting to know better.

Yes, I believe that "forced" anything is contrary to how Americans are coded.  We love our free will and enjoy exerting it any time that we can.

With that said, each state will come up with the...

To what depths will our insanity go?  Michael Tomsic's article was well written and sad.  Very sad.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/20/474413496/some-firms-save-money-by-offering-employees-free-surgery

Take a step back and ask yourself:  why shoul...

This question has been posted time and again by different people; they all seem worried about people who can't afford healthcare in our present system somehow not being able to afford care in the PSYCH system.

First thing, more people will be able to afford health...

This was a "wtf" article published by Charles Ornstein for ProPublica and distributed via NPR.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/02/468756393/supreme-court-strikes-at-states-efforts-on-health-care-transparency

Take a few minutes to read this article and...

This was published by Alison Kodjak of NPR on 3/8/2016

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/08/468892489/medical-bills-still-take-a-big-toll-even-with-insurance

Another poignant story of unnecessary Americans suffering.  As a provider that sees this day in...

This was posted by a friend of mine who follows my Facebook.

I've been working on lots of different things, including seeing adults with chemical dependence, kids with ADHD and autism, and taking care of my Mother who had a massive stroke recently.  She's doing better...