Be careful what you read. Sandy at Junfood Science is one of my blogging heroes. She writes eloquently and loves to bash the whole "obesity epidemic" bandwagon. Her website is a very worthwhile daily read. However, I find that I disagree with the overall slant of her recent post on Pay for Performance (P4P). Some [...]
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Sam of Blog, MD fame has tagged me. I must confess, it is not often that I get tagged by someone who has been quoted on the front page of the Boston Herald. I feel compelled to comply with such a tag. What’s next, Queen Elizabeth commenting on my blog?? Now, the first thing you [...]
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I am really frustrated. I have a patient with significant chronic pain for whom I am trying to prescribe long-acting narcotic pain medications. The reason you prescribe longer acting pain medications (like Fentanyl patches, MS Contin, or OxyContin) is to decrease addiction. These medicines are to be used on a scheduled basis to help prevent [...]
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by Rob on May 6, 2007
in Humor
I apologize to my readers who wait anxiously for my analysis of the news. I have been distracted (what do you expect??). But I would like to again share some notable stories that have come my way over the past few months. One subject that has been both number 1 and number 2 on the [...]
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From Wikipedia: Wonk is a slang term with several meanings: Wonk (colloquial American English) was originally a 1960s slang word applied to an excessively studious person (equivalent to "grind" or "nerd").[1] [2] The origins of the term are obscure. It has been described as a simple reversal of "know," linked to an obscure Old English [...]
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I have written much about what is wrong with the American healthcare system. Many of the problems, I believe, are systemic. Change the system, and there are many problems that will go away. Today, however, I encountered a problem for which there are no solutions. Human nature. Our practice has been very involved in working [...]
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