Questions and Answers

December 18, 2012 My New Practice

Things have been crazy.  It’s much, much more difficult to build a new practice than I expected.  I opened up sign-up for my patients, getting less of a response than expected.  This, along with some questions from prospective patients has made it clear that there is still confusion on the part of potential patients.  So [...]

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Be Careful What You Say

December 7, 2012 My New Practice

I should be encouraged.  I was asked to talk on public radio last week about my new practice, then I was on a panel of “experts” in Washington DC on Monday.  Everywhere I talk about what I am doing I get positive reactions.  I get very positive reactions, actually.  I was approached by someone wanting to [...]

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Big Stuff

November 28, 2012 Just Stuff Kind of Thingies

Big stuff has been happening over the past few days: I agreed to the construction plan and will begin on the renovation of the office as soon as possible.  My initial thought was that I’d be open for business in December, but that’s not seeming very likely now.  I am screaming on the inside, but [...]

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The Potential Danger of Success

November 26, 2012 My New Practice

“This could be big,” he said after I told him about the company who wants me to cover their 100+ employees.  I pay him to give me the stark reality of things, but his optimism made me uncomfortable.  ”You’ve got to go for this.  I know you don’t feel ready for it yet, but this [...]

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Tough Decision | What to do about Medicare

November 16, 2012 Health Care - How it's Broken

It seems both ironic and inevitable: I won’t be getting any more “meaningful use” checks.  It’s not that I didn’t qualify for the money; I saw plenty of patients on Medicare and met all of the requirements.  I was paid for my first year money without much hassle.  The problem I am facing is this: [...]

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Campaign Promises

November 12, 2012 My New Practice

I had an amazing day on Friday.  It started with a phone call from a local physician, one who I have never seen as an outside-the-box thinker, who was very excited about what I am doing.  He feels much of the same frustrations as me, and thinks my approach to the problem is intriguing.  He [...]

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Distractible

November 9, 2012 Just Stuff Kind of Thingys

When I restarted blogging at the start of this year I made the decision to start a new blog instead of re-starting the old one.  I did this for several reasons: I felt the old blog was something of the past and wanted a fresh start, as I had changed in the interim. The old [...]

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Portal

November 8, 2012 EMR

What is a “portal?” In it’s broadest definition, a portal is a doorway from one place to another.  On the internet, a portal is a site that has links to other sites.  In health care IT, the term refers to a feature of an electronic medical record that gives patients the ability to see parts [...]

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How I Spent My Fall Vacation

November 7, 2012 My New Practice

Sun went down looking like the eye of God Behind icy mist and stark bare trees Inside the dim empty cinema two guys in leather jackets Glance at each other and shiver “They never built these places with winter in mind” Out the window down the gray road You can see old walled monastery Now [...]

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Learning to Fly

October 26, 2012 My New Practice

This is my new office.  I signed the lease for this property yesterday – another big step in the process of getting my new practice off the ground.  I should feel good about this, shouldn’t I?  I’ve had people comment that I’ve gotten a whole lot accomplished in the 4 weeks since I’ve been off, [...]

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