Truth Be Told: Most Common Things Patients Lie About
Mar28

Truth Be Told: Most Common Things Patients Lie About

Do you ever feel like suddenly your patient’s exam has transformed from a doctor appointment to a poorly played game of bull…? Let’s face it, patients tend to tell those little white lies that seem harmless but actually impact the quality of care you can provide. As a physician, your job is to squash that. It’s important to know the most common things patients lie about, how to tell if they’re lying and how to get them to spill...

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Healthcare vs. Health Care – What’s the Difference?
Feb13

Healthcare vs. Health Care – What’s the Difference?

I’ll be the first to admit it – I’m a bit of a grammar guru, and I hate when I’m wrong. I cringe when people use the incorrect form of there or their, your and you’re, poor and pour. I’m completely mortified if I find that I’ve made this type of mistake in my own writing. With that said, something that has bothered me since I started writing about healthcare nearly three years ago is the question of healthcare vs. health care. That...

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How to Tell Doctors About Embarrassing Problems | Addressing Awkwardness
Oct24

How to Tell Doctors About Embarrassing Problems | Addressing Awkwardness

Healthcare is something that can make for some very intimate conversations. And sometimes, those conversations go beyond what people may be comfortable with. While good health is something that is often made public, it may be that someone first dealt with quite, private and even embarrassing medical situations before reaching that point. These private conversations and patient confidentiality may be the most important...

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What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Physician Specialties
May10

What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Physician Specialties

Now, if you are a logical thinker (which obviously you are if you’ve ended up on this mysterious blog), then you know zodiac signs are self-fulling prophecies. No one should ever take them too seriously, but sometimes it is a little fun to see how yours measure up to reality. What behaviors do you and your zodiac sign have in common? Which signs get along and which don’t? Is your job outlook affected by your zodiac sign?...

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#FirstWorldProblems: Cyberchondria
Sep07

#FirstWorldProblems: Cyberchondria

Whatever your field may be, you definitely had at least one patient that paid a visit to Dr. Google before consulting you. Cyberchondria is the only medical condition in the world that was aptly discovered by the IT guys at Microsoft. Senior Information Technologist, Reyn White, and his research partner Eric Horvitz noticed the alarming number of searches of health information back in 2008. If that number was one in 20 back then, you...

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The Types of Patients Doctors All Dread
Oct08

The Types of Patients Doctors All Dread

Healthcare careers are some of the most rewarding yet aggravating jobs. Not only are people’s lives at your mercy, but some patients have no mercy when it comes to their downright bothersome behavior. And be it our patients themselves who nag us to the point of no return or it be a concerned family member biting at our ankles, we can all agree that there are different types of less-than-savory characters you are sure to stumble upon...

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