Yesterday’s post generated a heated discussion on Twitter (and in the comment section here) about what exactly the patient should have access to see. Some readers have had bad enough experiences with physicians that they want to be able to see things themselves to assure what they are being told is accurate. I can’t say [...]
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I have heard a lot of talk about ownership of medical information. Bloggers like e-Patient Dave, and Robin are strong advocates for patient ownership of their information. To be truthful, I get nervous when I hear people saying they own something I have in my possession (and I’ve blogged about this). The charts in my [...]
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Are you coveting some fame? Are you desiring some recognition? Do you want out of the doldrums of your drab existence? Are you getting tired of watching the Wheel of Fortune Network? Has Oprah sent hit squads to shut down your dissenting opinion due to your disbelief in her all-knowing will for your life? Today [...]
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I am a flaming moderate. Yes, I know that is an oxymoron but the fact remains that I am both passionate and moderate in my political opinions. And I am in the mood to rant, so beware. Living in the deep south, I often seem like a radical communist to those I see. I frequently [...]
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Excuse me if I am tired; I was up last night writing. I was cleaning up a couple more episodes of the House Call Doctor’s Quick and Dirty Tips to Taking Charge of Your Health. So far I’ve written 7 episodes total. In case you are curious, here is what I have covered so far: [...]
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Me: “So how are you doing today Mr. Johnson?” Mr. J: “Didn’t you hear? I was in the hospital for two months.” Me: (embarrassed, scrolling through the record) “No. Unfortunately I didn’t get anything at all. I’m sorry you were sick. What happened?” Mr. J: “I had a heart attack and almost died. I don’t [...]
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Credit I have to get some things off of my chest. A guilty conscience is something that can cause lots of problems, both emotional and physical. As David said in Psalm 32: For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy [...]
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My last post was a rant about a patient that touched a nerve. I don’t have many patients like this, but occasionally a person implies that I am greedy and/or insensitive. In the comments section, regular commenter Ken O pointed out that I am not the only one who works for a living (probably sounding [...]
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“Patient was very angry about this. Are you going to break protocol?” The nurse’s flag came across my desktop this morning on a patient who was last seen 13 months ago. He has hypertension and our protocol is to see all hypertensive patients every 6 months, 12 months if stable. When patients call and are [...]
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