I was excited to hear that the new secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle, was reaching out to the American people for input on what a reformed healthcare system would look like. Imagine — asking the people who must participate. What a unique and exciting concept! That was… until I actually went to […]
Is Daschle Really Interested in Our Ideas for Healthcare Reform? Read More »
Seven out of ten of the people who read this post will nod their heads in understanding. You’re sick, or you hurt. You need to see your primary care doctor as soon as possible. You call to make an appointment, in hopes you’ll be seen within the next few hours — but NO. Not gonna
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I’m pleased to announce a new relationship — PatientAssistance.com and Every Patient’s Advocate…. The courtship didn’t last long before the commitment. PatientAssistance.com is a non-profit organization which helps those who are uninsured gain access to the pharmaceutical drugs they need. Check it out — a very necessary helping hand for those who just can’t afford
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De-cancered — a good word, isn’t it? Look at these two faces — they look quite healthy, don’t you think? Well — they most certainly are — quite healthy, despite the chemo both faced prior to proving neither one had the cancer she was diagnosed with. What this photo doesn’t show, is the emotion behind
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One important theme in the information I share with patients, is to help them better understand their frustrations with healthcare as a basis for understanding how to get past those frustrations. Point-of-view is always a good place to begin. Understanding the point of view of whatever it is that stands in your way can help
Frustrated by a Hospital Stay? Doctors Are Frustrated, Too Read More »
From time to time I’ll read an article written by a doctor about his or her experience as a patient. Several have written books about their experiences, and what they learned from them. Often their own patient-hood causes some sort of epiphany. That “aha!” moment that helps them GET IT. Their work is no longer
Doctors as Patients – Maybe This Should be Part of Med School? Read More »
When I received my cancer diagnosis in 2004, and proved I didn’t really have cancer at all, it was the first time I had ever heard or known about that form of misdiagnosis. It’s backwards from those we hear about more frequently. Most of the time we hear about a “missed diagnosis” — meaning someone
Have You Been Diagnosed with Cancer? Are You Sure the Diagnosis is Correct? Read More »
I don’t usually write about local or state news because my work is really more broad than that — however — an article in my local newspaper about a local hospital and wrong-site surgery just begged for some additional information! Wrong site surgery — a “never event” that takes place an estimated 100 – 200
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