good medicine is not verbose reform or affected transparency
good medicine is human nature and our willingness to admit it then better it
first, we must talk to ourselves
It started with complaining that led to the book that led to the audio that led to this place:
white coats off!
doctor versus doctor, nurse versus doctor, phD versus doctor, and admin versus doctor
Medical people insist the system, the institution, the politics are responsible for poor healthcare delivery. In a sense, yeah, that's true. BUT what comprises the system, the institution, the politics? Medical People
Medical people are just people. People cause problems for other people.
We are a problem, and we need to work it out.
So, improving healthcare delivery means improving how medical people deal with medical people.
Don't come here to belittle or whine. Come to think constructively, speak directly and act productively.
Bottom line:
We need to figure out how to get the job done without exhausting each other to do it.
take it, talk it out, tell it
Pick your poison. See what you think. See what others think. If you have something to say, say it.
the latest
truth, perspective, opinion: feedback abuse
current topic:
titles and power
Medicine is a body game and a mind game. With patients we must determine if it's pill-worthy. Among providers, the mind game minds no pill.
November 2024
current topic:
constructive communication
Is it laziness?
Is it drugs?
Is it anyone's business?
From telemedicine to herbals to sex in the hospital, figure out where you stand and why.
December 2024
current topic:
true intentions
No, really, it happened. Weigh in on medical decisions and deeds. Who knows? Perhaps there's method to madness.
October 2024
then there's
contemporary professionals
today's challenges for today's professionals
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By jeopardizing privacy, did this physician meet patient satisfaction goals?
original title: "loose lips sink ships"
Under the Collar: Frank Conversations about Healing that Harms
Under the Collar: Simply Speaking
Adedotun Adewusi, MD
