Category: Patient Choice
Would a Scribe Repair or Destroy the Doctor-Patient Bond?
If we want to make electronic medical records work, do we have to introduce a third party, a scribe, to … More
Umbehr, MD: ‘Affordable direct care doctors are the long-term health care solution …’ | DIRECT primary CARE JOURNAL
Just last week this same patient called me up first thing in the morning: He was in severe pain. “Dr. … More
Make Sense? Competition, Not Higher Premiums, May Turn Out to Be the Biggest Threat to Obamacare Buyers | The Health Care Blog
But for 2015, what could cause the biggest problem for Obamacare consumers, Houchens pointed out to me last week, is … More
Repeal (What?) and Replace (with What?) – by Dr. Jane M. Orient, MD
“Repeal” generally means “repeal ObamaCare,” which is often immediately qualified: “except for the parts we like.” The problem is that … More
CONSUMER REPORTS: ‘7 steps to better doctor-patient communication’
A good article for anyone. A must read for doctors!
Is It Time to Start Our Own “insurance” Market? – by Robert Nelson, MD
Maybe the best way to avoid many of the pitfalls and one-size-fits-no-one approach of ObamaCare is to just say, “no … More
Medicare Data Release Counterproductive, Misleading
“The amount that Medicare pays has nothing to do with the value of the treatment. Doctors have been under a … More
