Understanding the financial collapse

I had heard of Liar’s Poker, and actually had heard of this article. Having just read it, I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to understand.

Work hours and unintended consequences

At 59, I’m still improving as an internist. You won’t keep up with all the science, but can still become great.

On the positive side, the committee did not back off from the 80 hours. They recommend more strenuous enforcement, and I agree with that plan.

We should be precise with our semantics. We should call these programs performance measure improvement.

When I have a medical problem, I hope my physicians have adequate experience. I hope their training was not short changed.

As we prepare to attack health care reform, I hope that the administration will include malpractice reform.

The RUC is STACKED against cognition. The link to John Goodson’s wonderful article from JAMA will make this clear.

The podcast explains yesterday’s acid-base case well. Please share your feedback on both the answer provided and the podcast format overall.

Please note that I personally do not do outpatient practice. I am an academician who only does hospital work.

As I wrote earlier today I reject all three options. I will try to address this post coherently in the near future.