I have news alerts delivered to my email each day, and it seems like the topic of the week has been how horribly harmful those TV ads (OK, and radio and newspaper and web) are when they try to convince mere viewers (or readers or listeners) to ask for certain drugs. Most people don’t know […]
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I heard yesterday from a woman (I’ll call her Jane) in Orange County, California who has been undiagnosed for more than ten years. She asked me if I knew of anyone who could help her navigate the medical care system to get to the bottom of her diagnosis. How frustrating it is for patients who
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Most of us patients have very definite impressions when we leave a medical appointment about the doctor’s service to us: either we are satisfied with the experience and appreciate the time and care we’ve received…. or….. We are frustrated and angry and wish we had the nerve to tell the doctor what we REALLY think
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Most of us patients have very definite impressions when we leave a medical appointment about the doctor’s service to us: either we are satisfied with the experience and appreciate the time and care we’ve received…. or….. We are frustrated and angry and wish we had the nerve to tell the doctor what we REALLY think
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Excellent report tonite on CBS News tonite about Dr. Donald Berwick and his work with the National Institute for Healthcare Improvement. They talked about hospital infections and prescription mistakes. Dr. Berwick’s passion for his work is so clear. Thanks to them both for putting this information out to the public in a much more massive
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It’s time to share my exciting news with my readers…. As many of you know, I started early in this patient’s advocate work as a contributing columnist to the Syracuse Post Standard. And I’ve published articles here and there in a few other publications, too. I’m thrilled to announce a second daily newspaper will begin
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It’s time to share my exciting news with my readers…. As many of you know, I started early in this patient’s advocate work as a contributing columnist to the Syracuse Post Standard. And I’ve published articles here and there in a few other publications, too. I’m thrilled to announce a second daily newspaper will begin
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Yesterday on my radio show, I interviewed Dr. Brian Reiger, director of the Sports Concussion Center at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY. It’s the second time I’ve interviewed him, and each time, I’m left shaking my head afterwards. This week we spoke to him because it was Superbowl Sunday, and a discussion about football seemed
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