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Adventures in Medicine: Part 4 25 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am
In the last post we saw how complicated the visit is from Dr. Ron’s perspective, and how many things were working to pull him away from our hero, Chuck. So what about Chuck? What about his perspecti...
Adventures in Medicine, Part 3 23 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
So, Dr. Ron wants to play for Simon Powell on “Doctor Idol,” and Chuck (“Chuck,” I mean) wants to play for the Mud hens. What’s wrong with that? Nothing, actually, aside from their total lack of athl...
Adventures in Medicine, Part 2 21 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
In case you missed my last post (some may consider it a blessing, like missing the season premiere of “Jenny McCarthy, the science Gal”), this is the star of the show. His name is “Chuck.” Why, many...
Adventures in Medicine, Part 1 20 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am
While hard at work at building a new practice and (in the eyes of some) on my insanely misguided effort to build a medical record, I’ve been thinking. Dangerous thing to do, you know. It can lead to...
Sink or Swim 12 Aug 2013 | 02:36 am
My mom is great. Unfortunately, like most mothers, she relishes telling funny (usually embarrassing) stories about us kids. I, unfortunately, seem to be the subject of the vast majority of those sto...
Physical Exam: Abdomen at Work (Repost) 5 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
It came to my attention that some of my old posts were missing! A couple of the key “Physical Exam” series of posts were lost in the process of transferring my old posts to the “more distractible” si...
Crazy Ideas 22 Jul 2013 | 12:25 am
A patient calls or emails me with a problem. I talk with them over the course of a few days, using whatever form of communication works best. Eventually, they need to come to the office to be seen –...
Real Meaningful Use 15 Jul 2013 | 12:12 am
It has been nearly 6 months since I started my new practice, since I took the jump (or, more accurately, was pushed off the ledge) into a brave new world. It seems very distant, like I should get Shi...
Dog Days 7 Jul 2013 | 10:16 pm
Hi. It’s me again. No, I’ve beed doing fine; my writing slow-down is not due to calamity, catastrophe, apostrophe, or even syndactyly. I’ve been working hard, working like a dog. That’s a strange ...
Recovery 23 Jun 2013 | 08:58 pm
Hi. I’m Rob and I am a recovering doctor. Yeah, I am recovering…doing a lot better, actually. Things are tough, but they are a lot better since I left my destructive relationship with Medicare, Med...
