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Monday, August 29, 2016

Practicing Medicine My Way.

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My thoughts settled on the Frank Sinatra song, My Way, when asked about necessary resources for rural healthcare to survive. Seven year...
Friday, August 26, 2016

My Ideal Electronic Health Record

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Give me technology which improves my life and that of my patients, or give me death.   Medical records must be informative, efficient, a...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Spanking and Science Part 3: Medical Literature Opposing Spanking:

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There have been many review studies on the topic of spanking children spanning the last 40 years. Next up, I will give you Dr. Gers...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Spanking and Science: Part II

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In 1996, numerous pediatric experts gathered to develop a consensus statement regarding corporal punishment including spanking. T...

Spanking and Science, By Request

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The debate on spanking reflects a deep chasm in our society and its views on discipline.  A 1999 study found that 94 percent of 3 and 4 yea...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Building Better Metrics: Invest in “Good” Primary Care and Get What You Pay For

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In 1978, the Institute of Medicine published A Manpower Policy for Primary Health Care: Report of a Study (IOM, 1978) where they define...
Monday, August 15, 2016

The Office of Civil Rights: The Tale of a Medical Records Renegade

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According to Wikipedia, the Office for Civil Rights ( OCR ) is a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Education that is primarily foc...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Building Better Metrics: Using Physician Outcomes

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Quality measures began as tools to quantify the healthcare process, using outcomes, patient perceptions, and organizational structures...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Love and Hate with Formula 409

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I use Formula 409 for almost everything, especially when cleaning the bathrooms in our home.   With three young boys, I am wiping up uri...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

MACRA is to Medicine what No Child Left Behind was to Education

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The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is to the education system what MACRA is to healthcare.   Why must we keep repeating history? NCL...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Rural Care: A Primer For Washington Officials, Columnists and Economists.

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Earlier this week, physicians in small private practices and rural areas breathed a collective sigh of relief.   There is a possibility ...
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