

“Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Doctors”
This is Waylon Jennings' and Willie Nelson's 1978 cover of "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys". The song, originally...


Where Does TeleHealth Fit In?
The authors of Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Health-care review the present and potential trends in telemedicine. ” Three trends,...


Should Physicians Join the Union
With the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, endless global conflicts, and the 50-50 political dichotomy in the USA, it may be time for...


The Cost of the Click
The article The Hidden Cost of a Click, the author states, “A bad user interface can turn an EMR/HER into a minefield of medical errors...

Clicking Your Way to Burnout
StartFragmentThe Mayo Clinic published the article Electronic medical practice environment can lead to physician burnout that “shows the...


More Lawsuits More Often
The article EHR safety goes to court discusses a hospital system suing an EHR provider over lack of support due to several safety issues....


Tai Chi for Health-care Practitioners
I recently started taking TAI CHI lessons to improve my balance, flexibility, and coordination. It looks pretty easy on movies but does...


The Medical Errors Debate
A recent article published in the BMJ has caused a furor in the medical community claiming that medical error is the third leading cause...

The Nature of Diagnosis
One of my fundamental thoughts about the diagnostic model in medicine is illustrated by this case from the week's NEJM titled The...


Acute on Chronic Electronic Health Records Dissatisfaction
The slideshow 6 Ways IT is Contributing to Healthcare Inefficiencies examines why there is general dissatisfaction with the Electronic...