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Electronic charting, tracking and malpractice lawsuits 23 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
A recent article on amednews.com called "Medical charting errors can drive patient liability suits" led with a case involving a bad outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery. The plaintiff's attorn...
Employers, health insurance coverage and PSA testing 21 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Help me with this please. A 56-year-old man just got a new job. As part of the pre-employment process and in order to be covered by his new comp...
More baffling stuff about ICD-10 codes 19 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The ICD-10 list may be inadequate. ABC News reports an actor was hospitalized after his foot became caught an elevator raising the stage during ...
What is the purpose of research? 16 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 There a number of excellent answers to this question. Here are a few—exploration, description, and explanation; to le...
Next live chat 15 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
The next live chat on my blog will be Friday, 8/16 at noon EDT. The topic is medical student Q and A. Any question from a med student or a pre-med is welcome. The live chat app is at the lower right...
How to overcome a low USMLE Step I score and become a surgeon 14 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
On my companion blog "Ask Skeptical Scalpel," a medical student asks how he can overcome a low USMLE Step I score and obtain a residency position in general surgery. Click here to view that post.
Why send letters containing ricin to public figures? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE You probably heard about the Texas woman who was indicted for sending letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Obama and New York'...
Next Live Chat 13 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
The next live chat is on Tuesday, August 14 at 9 pm EDT here on my blog. The topic will be "Rating hospitals and doctors." The live chat app, called "NowTalk," is in the lower right corner of the web...
In my next life, I want to be a management consultant 8 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I once blogged that in my next life, I wanted to be reincarnated as a weatherman. You get to make predictions and have no accountability when the...
Next Live Chat 7 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
The next live chat is on Friday, August 9 at noon EDT here on my blog. The live chat app, called "NowTalk," is in the lower right corner of the website. Mobile users, please find a laptop or desktop ...
