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Flash Mob Medical Research
It was my second day of residency, and something was afoot. As I made my way around my first rotation on the cardiac floor, my medical senses were tingling. There was something strange happening to all of my patients, I … Continue reading
Posted in Un-Sequitur
Tagged Flash Mob, hospital administration, medical blog, medical humor, physician blog, pulmonary
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Motorcycle Accident Medical Claims Increase After Michigan Rescinds Helmet Law.
I wrote last year about the Michigan Legislature’s bold move to help improve the chances of people waiting to receive an organ transplant (see article here). As I discussed in that article, motorcycle riders are among the best organ donors, … Continue reading
Should EMR’s Be Able To Talk to Each Other?
I’ve written several times before about my love/hate status with my EMR. While I enjoy using mine, I long for it’s usefulness to get to the next level. While the EMR is useful at tracking data, it’s greatest handicap right … Continue reading
Happy Nurses Week!
Dear Nurses, Thanks for Everything You Do! -Originally posted at scrubsmag.com Related Posts: Be Nice to Nurses. . . Or Else!
Posted in The Truth About Health Care, Un-Sequitur
Tagged medical blog, Nurses, Nurses Week, physician blog
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The Relationship Between Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbations and Environmental Pollution.
If you don’t know this about me by now, I need to confess something, I’m a bit of a geek. I love Star Trek (all of em), and I regularly check the NASA website to see how the Voyager pairs … Continue reading
Why Medical Education Should Embrace Social Media
Social Media and Medical Education: Access Denied. -By Rebecca Hastings, D.O. I have never been very computer or tech savvy. I’m not up-to-date on the latest technology, but I do have a smart phone and a laptop which I use … Continue reading
Another Letter to Washington, from a Physician on the Front Lines.
-by Matthew Moeller. Due to the tremendous popularity of Dr. Moeller’s original post as well as some of the critiques and questions it raised, Dr. Moeller has written this follow-up post in response. Thank you to everyone for the positive … Continue reading
Daily Docblock: EHR Style.
Its been a long road to readjusting to my EHR, and for the most part its been worth it. (see previous EHR articles). I’ve fine tuned my typing skills, I’ve become a black belt of check boxes, a jedi of … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Washington, D.C. From a Physician on the Front Lines.
-by Matthew Moeller M.D. I am writing this letter because I feel that our leaders and lawmakers do not have an accurate picture of what it actually entails to become a physician today; specifically, the financial, intellectual, social, mental, and … Continue reading
Why Physicians Should Learn to Pronounce Patient Names Properly
I have it on good authority that it’s not easy being green. But I’m willing to wager that it’s a whole lot easier when you have a lovable name like “Kermit”. Imagine being green (or brown) with a name like … Continue reading