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New post up on theHeart.org: Fee-for-service, AF treatment and the untangling of knots… 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Earlier this year a famous group of researchers did a careful study on the relationship between surgical complications and hospital finances. Their findings should jolt you: The average hospital make...
How much sunshine is just the right amount? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
This morning I awoke to a picture of myself in the Wall Street Journal. I was asked to comment on the effects of the coming Sunshine Act. Respected health care journalist Peter Loftus found me through...
Eight useful tips for caregivers in a new healthcare environment — Guest post 18 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
After reporting recently on how current healthcare reform efforts are extracting humanity from the patient-caregiver interaction, I decided to review other posts I have written on the matter. I found ...
The downside of racing around so fast… 17 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
Be sure: what follows are not complaints; these are just the facts. — Here’s a recent exchange from an enlightened physician leader, one who has yet to give up: “My colleagues are discouraged and f...
Heart disease 101: AF and Coronary Artery Disease — related, incidental or both? 15 Aug 2013 | 08:26 am
There were many good questions raised on my last post. Thanks. One particularly relevant theme concerned the relationship of atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD). There’s a great...
The George W Bush stent case: An incredible teaching opportunity on the basics of heart disease 12 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
The wrist artery hardly had time to seal. (Surely it was a radial.) The controversy came that fast. The drumbeat of naysayers seemed to start only minutes after a prideful press release announced tha...
The LifeVest — How much bubble wrap is too much…for LIfe? 6 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
Some facts: No caregiver wants his or her patient to die needlessly. Sudden cardiac death remains the number one killer of humans. The arrhythmia that causes sudden death occurs unpredictably. One min...
Atrial Flutter — 15 facts you may want to know. 5 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
I get a lot of questions about atrial flutter. Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia that shares many similarities to its next of kin, AFib; but there are important differences. Sawtooth appearance ...
Exhibit A on how hubris in medicine can be deadly…Let’s take a time out for skepticism 31 Jul 2013 | 04:53 pm
Thanks for all the support on my last post. It’s striking how sometimes pointing out the obvious gets a lot of attention. I have a quick follow-up post. The purpose is to show you a real-life and curr...
Changing the culture of American Medicine — Start by removing hubris 29 Jul 2013 | 03:09 am
This may be the most important post I have ever published. I’m going to tell you about a study that should change the entire way doctors approach patients, and how patients should think of prescribed ...
