September 27, 2018 |  0
This article originally appeared on the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation website. While I was waiting in the pre-op area for a medical procedure, the anesthesiologist entered the room and introduced himself to me.  After asking me about my surgical and anesthesiology history, he asked about my allergies. I reported my allergy to a blue food […]
September 20, 2018 |  0
Have you ever wondered if there’s a correlation between Gore-Tex® (Think: rain jacket material) and Social Media? No!? Well, I have… It turns out there may be more commonality between these topics than what one might imagine. You see, Bill Gore (the company’s founder and CEO) recognized a particular number in his manufacturing plants: 150. […]
September 17, 2018 |  0
Last October, I wrote about the process some healthcare organizations are engaging in to develop written compacts between physicians and the hospitals where they practice. The point of my post was that there are inevitably some generally accepted (but rarely articulated) expectations that the two parties have of each other, and it can be valuable to […]
September 12, 2018 |  2
I just heard. A colleague, a man of integrity and warmth, a hard-working physician with ideals, ethics and many valued contributions, has taken his own life. His perspectives may have differed from mine at times, but every interaction was infused with respect. He was a good man. Much has been written about the rate of […]
September 10, 2018 |  1
I am going to teach you something you do not know. I am almost sure of it. Warm handoffs–a term you often hear within the confines of hospital walls when transferring a patient service to service or ward to ward. You do it in-house, but its unlikely you make the same connection when you discharge […]
September 5, 2018 |  0
It’s been 20 years since my third year of medical school. I studied endlessly, worked tirelessly, and forged the identity that created the physician I am today. Those were the days. I still remember them well. Attendings cursing my missteps in the operating room. My senior resident constantly dressing me down. I arrived at the […]