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Like most existential questions, the answer to this question really depends on who you ask. A patient may have one answer and a physician a completely different response. Ask ten people and you’re likely to get ten different replies. What does being a great doctor mean to YOU? If you’re a doctor, this is an …
There are many reasons why closing your charts benefits your employer or company and your patients. What I want to focus on here is what having open charts does to YOU. Having open charts and an overflowing inbox creates unfinished business that weighs heavily on your mind. It creates a sense of overwhelm and stress. …
When most people think of physicians, they think of the class nerds or the smart kids who got all A’s and took honors classes and were on the debate and math teams, did science Olympiad or won the spelling bee. They think of us as brighter and more intelligent than most of society. But we …
I am surrounded by people all day, but I often feel alone. I’ve had years of training and experience, but I don’t have all the answers. My mission is to help, but I can feel completely helpless. There is noise all around me: IV lines beeping, nurses chatter, TV’s playing, but my pager makes me jump. …