Category Archives: Thinking Out Loud

What Primary Care Can Learn from Oncology

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin

Why do my patients with cancer get better care than my patients in primary care? As the senior resident on my hospital’s inpatient leukemia service this past month, this question troubled and intrigued me daily. Despite the sheer complexity of treating … Continue reading →

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Competing on Outcomes, The Way to True Health Care Reform

Posted on July 17, 2010 by admin

On my drive in to work this past week I came across this: a bus-side advertisement for a local hospital (sadly, not mine) claiming that it was “home to the city’s best transplant outcomes.” Normally I drive right by these … Continue reading →

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Sometimes It Takes A Village

Posted on June 15, 2010 by admin

“You know, what Mr. HD really needs is for his mom or somebody to chain herself to him…” [the ICU team laughs] …”But seriously, he needs to be watched over, he needs to be talked to. He needs someone to … Continue reading →

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Video Lecture

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin

This past week I’ve been putting together a powerpoint presentation on preventive health care. The talk is a summary of much of the work I’ve done in prevention over the past three years, articulated in a way that makes it … Continue reading →

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The Price of Preventive Health Care (Part 1)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by admin

They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but is that still true in today’s money? Recently I had an illuminating conversation with a patient that got me thinking about how I may try to answer this … Continue reading →

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