Healthcare Musings

Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Vivek Tirmal

Insurance companies will use obscure “Coding Clinics” articles to deny various DRGs. I asked appeal expert Dr. Vivek Tirmal  of Sound Advisory Services all about this. 

Beware the Potential Dangers of Cannabis

As cannabis use becomes more widespread, and more potent, clinicians need to be aware of its potential harms.
 
NY Times article cited in show: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/cannabis-marijuana-risks-addiction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

Go Out And Vote

If we clinicians are not at the table, then we will be on the menu.

“Reducing Waste” in Healthcare

If we provide care consistent with our patients’ values and preferences, we are good stewards of scarce resources and provide compassionate effective care.
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Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Greg Johnson

In this next podcast in the “Great Minds in Medicine” series, I sit down with Dr. Greg Johnson, Chief Physician Executive at Unity Point Health. We discuss the state of healthcare and healthcare equity. 
Unequal Treatment (2003): https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12875/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care
 
Ending Unequal Treatment (2024): https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/unequal-treatment-revisited-the-current-state-of-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-healthcare
 
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How Patients and Their Families Can Prevent Clinician Burnout

It is very small and goes a very long way…
 
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Journal Club: Replacing Serum Potassium

In this latest Journal Club episode, Dr. Hassaballa discusses an article about potassium replacement after cardiac surgery. Could this be the beginning of a more sensible potassium replacement protocol?
 
Study link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823246

Know Your Sepsis

As we conclude Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa discusses how the definition of sepsis changes depending on which insurance company the patient uses.

PLEASE Don’t Do THIS To Prevent Food Poisoning!

Some say drinking alcohol may prevent food poisoning. Umm…not really.

Raising Awareness of Physician Suicide

September 17 is Physician Suicide Awareness Day. I’ve seen the face of physician suicide, and it is devastating.