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The 10 Commandments of Patient Engagement
As a patient, care giver, researcher and a human being, here ‘s…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: IRC Uses Mobile to Track Mortality in Africa
The International Rescue Committee conducted two mortality surveillance projects using community health…
Physician Patient Communication
All professions need good communication skills. Obviously in healthcare the ability to…
CMS Releases 2013 Physician Fee Schedule and Announces 2013 SGR Cut
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2013 Physician…
Antibiotics for a Virus? How to Just Say “No”
First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012 First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012Antibiotics…
Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship …
Inspired by this, I wrote the following. The first list is from the…
Proposal: Abolish Medical Practice Statutes
Medical practice statutes are state laws that dictate who can and who…
Wikipedia: Study Confirms It Is a Reliable Source of Online Health Information
In January of 2012, Wikipedia went dark for a full 24 hours. During…
Taliban’s New Weapon: Childhood Vaccination
This is a joint post with Charles Kenny. This is a joint…
