Healthcare Musings
This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive. Healthcare Musings discusses healthcare delivery and healthcare policy, including the effects of artificial intelligence on the medical field.
This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive. Healthcare Musings discusses healthcare delivery and healthcare policy, including the effects of artificial intelligence on the medical field.
Episodes

Monday Aug 14, 2023
Lecture from the ICU: Sepsis
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
In this episode of Healthcare Musings podcast, we discuss sepsis: its definition and principles of management. Relevant References:Sepsis 3 Definition: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2492881Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Surviving-Sepsis-Guidelines-2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthcaremusings.substack.com

Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Lecture Series: Mechanical Ventilation
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
This lecture is about the basics of mechanical ventilation, given in the ICU on August 9, 2023. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthcaremusings.substack.com

Monday Jul 31, 2023
The Unsustainable Math of Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
CMS is proposing another 3.34% cut in physician payments, on top of what has already been cut. The math is simply unsustainable. It is not about "greedy doctors." It is about the financial viability of medical practices. Dr. Hassaballa weighs in.Read the accompanying article at: https://healthcaremusings.substack.com/p/the-unsustainable-math-of-medicare This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthcaremusings.substack.com





