This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every […]
Ian’s Journey from Diagnosis to Hope This week I am talking to Cheryl and Phil Yagoda, Founders of Ian’s Friends Foundation (@IansFriends) who are working to to fund innovative research focused on the immediate need to develop groundbreaking therapeutic methodologies to treat and cure pediatric brain tumors. Cheryl and Phil Yagoda share their emotional and challenging journey that […]
A Mother’s Heartache This week I am talking to Kelley Howard, Founder, Strategist at DigiVidBIO.com and extraordinary mother to Rachel Rigali who was featured on an earlier show (podcast and the associated blog post) with me and has now sadly died from her cancer. While both Kelley and I are working in healthcare as she describes navigating the system […]
This week I am talking to Sherie Friedrich, Chief Psychology Officer at MediTelecare a company delivering Telehealth behavioral services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. An often overlooked component of post-discharge patient care is behavioral health, although 20% of people over the age of 55 have some form of mental health condition and this impacts readmission rates […]
Attention to Detail in Healthcare I might be unusual in my general aversion to bright lights and stark white – in every office I have ever worked in I seek the switches to turn off the fluorescent lighting. The innovation in lighting and flexibility with bulbs that can change color and adjust has been a […]
Adjusting to Work at Home My personality is generally that of a proton – always positive but like many lately this position has been challenged on a daily basis. Challenged professionally as I watch work disappear and all-around retreat into cocoons of reduced activity, contracting, and hiring. Challenged personally, facing down social isolation, economic challenges, […]
Easing Frustration I get frustrated even though I try hard to not. Most of the day I amble along quietly absorbing the ups and downs, but that all comes to a screeching halt when I interact with some telephone systems and support. Not all are bad but some are so bad that by the time […]
For many of us we live in a privileged world – I know oftentimes it seems like we don’t but rest assured, no matter what problems challenges or disasters have befallen you, your family or friends there is someone, somewhere who is worse off. You could be driven by rankings and where you appear with […]
This post was adapted from a note I sent to my daughter who is studying medicine Feeling out of your depth, wishing you were having a break? You are far down a unique and imho privileged path and this is just one more bend, turn or challenging hill on the way to something special. It […]
Medical School Candidate Selection Are we are selecting the wrong candidates for medical school and not teaching them the skills they really need to be good doctors? I’m a doctor first – anytime anyone asks me what I do the first words out of my mouth are “I’m a Doctor”, followed by a follow-up explanation […]
