Challenges in Medicine

Examining the issues in medicine that you, your colleagues, and your patients face.

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I Am More Than a Press-Ganey Score

Fola Babatunde, MD

Read Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

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Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

Shree Agrawal MD

Jul 23, 2019 Link to Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

Read Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

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Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

Christina Adams, MD

Jul 17, 2019 Link to Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

Read 'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'

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'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'

Caroline Rose, MD

Jul 11, 2019 Link to 'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'

Read How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

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How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

Shree Agrawal MD

Jul 1, 2019 Link to How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

Read The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

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The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

Jun 28, 2019 Link to The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

Read The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

Link to Shree Agrawal MD's page

The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

Shree Agrawal MD

Jun 26, 2019 Link to The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

Read Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

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Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

Jeffrey Howard Millstein, MD

Jun 25, 2019 Link to Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

Read Tipping Point

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Tipping Point

Alessandra Amy Elizabeth Ross, MD

Jun 24, 2019 Link to Tipping Point

Read Indignity Board Exams

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Indignity Board Exams

Lisa Masson, MD

Jun 18, 2019 Link to Indignity Board Exams

Read It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment

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It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Jun 10, 2019 Link to It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment

Read What to Do If You Ever Get Called a Disruptive Physician

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What to Do If You Ever Get Called a Disruptive Physician

May 31, 2019 Link to What to Do If You Ever Get Called a Disruptive Physician

Read The 'Promise of EHRs'

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The 'Promise of EHRs'

Mark Lloyd Braunstein, MD

May 30, 2019 Link to The 'Promise of EHRs'

Read I Can't Help Patients Lead Better Lives in 15 Minutes

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I Can't Help Patients Lead Better Lives in 15 Minutes

Cecile Yama, MD

May 30, 2019 Link to I Can't Help Patients Lead Better Lives in 15 Minutes

Read Last Year I Spent Almost $40,000 Just to Do My Job

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Last Year I Spent Almost $40,000 Just to Do My Job

Aalap C. Shah, MD

May 22, 2019 Link to Last Year I Spent Almost $40,000 Just to Do My Job

Read Lifting the Veil of Mystery Medical Costs

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Lifting the Veil of Mystery Medical Costs

Arti Thangudu, MD

May 20, 2019 Link to Lifting the Veil of Mystery Medical Costs

Read On the Menu: Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich?

Link to John Fornace, DO's page

On the Menu: Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich?

John Fornace, DO

May 17, 2019 Link to On the Menu: Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich?

Read How Do We Stay Current On Journals That Might Be Publishing False Research?

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How Do We Stay Current On Journals That Might Be Publishing False Research?

Douglas Garland, MD

May 14, 2019 Link to How Do We Stay Current On Journals That Might Be Publishing False Research?

Read Little Things Go a Long Way in Health Care Reform

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Little Things Go a Long Way in Health Care Reform

Issam Koleilat, MD

May 14, 2019 Link to Little Things Go a Long Way in Health Care Reform

Read The Click That Broke the Camel’s Back

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The Click That Broke the Camel’s Back

Brian Templet, MD

May 13, 2019 Link to The Click That Broke the Camel’s Back

Read There Will Never Be a Perfect Health Care System

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There Will Never Be a Perfect Health Care System

May 8, 2019 Link to There Will Never Be a Perfect Health Care System

Read I Did the Math: Full-Time, Full-Service Doctors Cannot Ever Have a Work-Life Balance

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I Did the Math: Full-Time, Full-Service Doctors Cannot Ever Have a Work-Life Balance

Steven F. Gordon, MD

May 7, 2019 Link to I Did the Math: Full-Time, Full-Service Doctors Cannot Ever Have a Work-Life Balance