I had the distinct pleasure working with family physician colleagues in Sweden recently. It was a similar experience to a trip I made to Britain about 5 years ago that I also wrote about. I got to spend some time watching one of my colleagues care for her patients in her...
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I took a little time off to focus on my new part-time private practice and Family Medicine payment model. Now that it’s up and running, I look around and the healthcare system still stinks, so I guess I’ll keep writing. My payment model is available for any U.S. Family physician at...
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I know some of you have seen this already, but I thought I’d broadcast this piece one more time. This is a link to a post I wrote for Primary Care Progress. In it, I talk about examples of how family physicians are still faithfully serving the needs of nearly 70...
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My local newspaper prints the You Docs column 3 days a week and I’ve been reading it for over two years. I can’t say I’ve read every column in that time, but I can say most of them. There is a clear pattern to their writing and thinking. In the column...
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I realize I’ve griped a lot in my previous posts, though I don’t see myself as a nattering nabob of negativism. For problems to be fixed they first must be identified, and our healthcare system has lots of problems. However in this season of giving thanks, I thought a few positive...
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