January 2009
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patients doing video reviews of their doctor
Doctors Go Viral so this article is from a dental magazine but i can see how useful it would be for doctors too. its essentially setting up camera at the office and letting patients give a video testimonial which ends up on youtube, google, yahoo, etc in one click. it sounds like a neat way to spread the word about your practice. i havent searched for a doctor in that manner before. maybe its...
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cliente : sundance 2009
French cinema has never been shy about depicting female desire. Cliente, Josiane Balasko’s matter-of-fact comedy about the commodification of love, is no exception.An elegant entrepreneur in her fifties, Judith unapologetically engages male escorts to minister to her sexual pleasure. When she answers Patrick’s ad, she’s charmed by the sensitive fellow in the classic suit; it’s as if he stepped...
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in my pocket : sundance 2009
i am extremely excited to be able to go see this movie. an alumni from my highschool produced this film. and the best part is its free! come out and show your support ! screening times are : [ now edited to be correct ] tuesday january 20 at 1115, 1515, 1745 wednesday january 21 at 1115, 1515, 1745 thursday january 22 at 1115, 1515, 1745 theatre location : Gold Room 1415...
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toe to toe : sundance 2009
time for another sundance movie. tonight at 2145 hours. Emily Abt’s emotionally powerful feature film, Toe to Toe, tells the story of a love/hate relationship between lacrosse mates Tosha and Jesse, two senior girls at a competitive Washington, D.C., prep school. Tosha is a fiercely determined African American scholarship student from Anacostia, one of Washington’s poorest areas, while...
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a family medicine residency program is going to...
wow. this is a great idea. piloting innovative practice models during residency. the model was one developed by the AAFP called transforMED. they’ve been working on this concept for several years now. it utilizes same day scheduling, EMRs, email for scheduling and consultations, and docs talking to patients in groups by condition (like therapists do in psychology/psychiatry). high five to...
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lymelife : sundance 2009
im seeing another movie thanks to Saba, my friend and senior at the residency in south dakota. she had an extra ticket to lymelife. it had sold out online by the time my purchase slot opened. i hope it will be great! Scott Bartlett (Rory Culkin) is a typical 15-year-old boy growing up in late-1970s Long Island. His suburban existence is primarily marked by a nerdy interest in Star Wars,...
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a reason why doctors stay in the stone age
okay i can begin to see why there are many doctors who do not use electronic medical records. estimated cost of $30,000 to $40,000 to convert, he said, the price is extremely high for a small office, particularly at a time when overhead costs are rising and reimbursements, in general, are going down. although, there are many other EMR’s out there with different pricing. and if you can...
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helen - sundance 2009
last movie of the day. 2130 hours. helen with ashley judd! Featuring a riveting performance by the gifted Ashley Judd and infused with intelligence and detail by Sandra Nettelbeck, a storyteller who clearly knows intimately the parameters of this universe, Helen transcends the usual limitations that besiege portraits of mental illness and depression. In truth, for all that we’ve learned about...
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the greatest - sundance 2009
here’s the next movie im rushing to. 1515 hours. the greatest. Crying your eyes out at the movies used to be commonplace. But the difficulty of affecting a contemporary audience emotionally demonstrates how much respect a work like The Greatest engenders: it is an enormously moving, intelligent exploration of pain and grieving, a film that will touch you and stay with you.The death of...
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amreeka - sundance 2009
movie hopping to the next theatre. 1215 hours. amreeka. Director Cherien Dabis’s auspicious debut feature, Amreeka, is a warm and lighthearted film about one Palestinian family’s tumultuous journey into Diaspora amidst the cultural fallout of America’s war in Iraq. Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank...
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brooklyn's finest - sundance 2009
today is going to be a jam packed day of movies. first up at 0900 hours is brooklyn’s finest. i hope the cast shows up! Something of a genre homecoming, Antoine Fuqua’s latest film once again finds him delving into the gritty, brutal realm of cops and crooks—as he did in Training Day. Tango is an undercover officer on a narcotics detail that forces him to choose between duty and...
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put your baby into a pre-k to medical school...
grand rapids public schools partners with spectrum health GRPS is hoping to create a new pre-k to medical school curriculum to health students who want to become doctors. when they say pre-k are they talking preschoolers ?! i didn’t really believe i was going to be a doctor until i was 22 years old.
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sundance 2009 begins!
i am post call right now and extremely tired but i am still going to be going to my first sundance movie. it’s called Mary and Max. {Mary and Max} is unique. A claymation animation by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Adam Elliot (Harvie Krumpet), it tells the simple story of a 20-year pen-pal friendship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle, a chubby, lonely 8-year-old girl living...
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the hottest executive jobs of 2009
check out this list compiled by CTPartners on what they believe are the hottest executive jobs of 2009. the list of interest in the healthcare field is the position in informatics. electronic medical records, patient’s health tracking, online illness educational resources. with the new administration encouraging doctors to go digital, its no wonder these areas are going to be hot this...
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"solo practices aren't financially viable." =...
pediatric residents recently got a chance to sit down at a round table with the residency director here in salt lake city. as a visiting resident, i felt compelled to eat my breakfast at the table instead of on my lap. so i hunkered down at the corner of the round table while actual residents of the program filled the other seats. the discussion was actually very interesting. very much in tune...
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dr. steven knope and concierge medicine on...
should you dump your primary care physician? this is great press for concierge medicine. forbes magazine is one of the largest business magazines out there. well, the article is technically not IN the magazine, but its on one of its blogs. still, i think this is an excellent way for a large amount of people to read about this practice model. everyone deserves to know there are alternatives...
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the future of electronic medical records
no recession for the electronic medical records market Analysis: Kalorama Information forecsts the EMR market to grow by 14.1 % annually from $9.5 billion in 2007 to almost double that, $18.4 billion in 2012. The emerging personal health record trend will lhave a vast impact on the EMR market and on healthcare in the upcoming year and beyond. Giving patients online access to their own...
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dead mother gives birth to baby
this is absolutely amazing and creepy. i wonder what are the legal aspects to this case. would a health care facility in the US have done this? baby born after mother declared dead
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you dont have to be a physician to be a physician...
check out this executive vice president of physician development: physician development pro nets $3 M in boca raton. that guy must be making bank! i’ve been looking into non-clinical alternative careers for doctors a lot more these days. maybe its because this intern year has really shown me the clinical side, in a grueling way that’s caused some bitterness towards clinical...
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patient murders doctor
kind of scary. A Las Vegas doctor was murdered in her office Monday morning and Metro detectives are trying to figure out why she was killed. “Oh my God, please tell me no,” sobbed the adult son of Dr. Edna Makabenta after he learned of his mother’s murder. The shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. at Dr. Makabenta’s office located near Charleston and Rancho. Police say the...
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primary children's medical center pediatrics...
if anyone is going to be doing a rotation here, get your “A” game on. the pediatric and family medicine residents at the university of utah and their attendings are absolutely amazing. these people are quoting statistics off of Up to Date and citing pathological pathways on a drop of a dime. their notes are completely thorough and very extensive. this hospital is getting very...
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telemedicine is rising
there is a new company called American Well who will be offering online physician house calls to patients. their first client base will be everyone in hawaii. it’s an interesting concept that will be very useful for those rural, uninsured residents of paradise. read the NY Times article for more information.
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doctors butting in on teens using myspace and...
i’m not sure how i feel about these research studies. teens divulge risky behavior on social networking sites but email intervention may spur some adolescents to change, study finds. supposedly, risky looking profiles made by adolescents were sent emails from a physician suggesting to change their profile. it states 14% of email recipients did change risky details. but, what is not listed...
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10 non-clinical alternative careers for doctors
write a book write a screenplay create a tv show direct a movie create a consumer-driven website sell shoes advise businesses become an administrator engage in politics teach…in the caribbean don’t believe it’s possible? read on. #1,2,3,4 jurassic park, sphere, rising sun, timeline, state of fear, twister, the 13th warrior. do you remember these books? do you remember them...
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in defense of concierge medicine
read this article by dr. lansdale regarding his thoughts about concierge medicine. i agree. people spend an inordinate amount of money on superfluous materialistic items. yet their ability to stay alive and healthy is an outrageous expense. why?
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doctors using email to communicate with patients
does your doctor talk to you after hours? if you forget a question about your health during your office visit, what do you do? wait until the next visit months down the road? blow it off as insignificant? you shouldn’t have to. read this article about doctor’s performing e-visits for patients. interesting statements: surveys show fewer than one in three doctors nationwide engage in...
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what is your new years resolution?
start a new business project and keep it running all year study for and pass the USMLE Step 3 do better on the In-Service Family Medicine exam put away 15% of my income into savings, stocks, and mutual funds meet 5 people who are like-minded [ business ] and at the same stage in life [ unaccomplished ] attend a conference outside of south dakota. choices include : health 2.0, pop tech,...